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Meet the New MALS Director Amanda Ross Edwards

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Apr 30, 2025

MALS Winter Social 2025: A Night of Insight and Connection

Student Panel Highlights Five students from the MALS program shared their insights about their experiences, including their areas of concentration and details about their theses: Alumna Speaker Lani St. Hill, a May 2024 MALS graduate in Climate Justice, presented her project, Everyday Environmentalism: Fostering Climate Justice in Higher Education, emphasizing sustainability efforts in academia.

Apr 30, 2025

Athletics Meets Interdisciplinary: MALS Student-Athletes at NC State

Balancing athletics and academics is a challenge that many student-athletes face, but at NC State, those enrolled in the MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies) program are rising to the occasion. The MALS program provides the flexibility to explore a wide range of academic interests, allowing student-athletes to build an interdisciplinary curriculum that complements…

Apr 15, 2025

Explore Big Questions in the upcoming MALS Fall 2025 Seminars

MALS seminars are small, interdisciplinary courses designed to challenge assumptions and deepen understanding across a wide range of topics. Open to students in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, each seminar brings together diverse perspectives in an intimate, discussion-based setting. Here’s what’s coming up this fall: MLS 501-001:🧠 Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications…

Apr 15, 2025

MALS Faculty Spotlight: Dr. David Rieder

Dr. David Rieder brings a rich interdisciplinary background to the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program, blending literature, philosophy, rhetoric, and digital media into his teaching and research. Originally from Long Island, NY, Dr. Rieder completed his undergraduate studies in Literature and Creative Writing at SUNY Purchase before earning both his MA and…

Apr 15, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Lani St. Hill – Championing Climate Justice Through Communication

Lani St. Hill has dedicated over a decade to sustainability and communications at NC State University. As the Communications and Engagement Coordinator for NC State’s Sustainability Office, she has played a pivotal role in shaping the university’s climate action narrative. In 2024, she added another achievement to her resume: earning a Master of Arts in…
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Jul 11, 2023

Fall 2023 Seminars Preview

From ruminations on the ethics of human enhancement technologies to a hands-on study of the creative process, find out what the fall 2023 MALS seminars have to offer.
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Jul 11, 2023

MALS Faculty Spotlight: Jonathan Kramer

Meet Dr. Jonathan Kramer: cellist, ethnomusicologist, and the mind behind the MALS seminar on “The Creative Process.”

Jul 11, 2023

Student Spotlight: MALS Science, Technology and Society Researchers

Current students and alumni reflect on the research they did while in the MALS program.

Jul 11, 2023

Reflections From Outgoing Director Michael Garval

After 12 years of serving as MALS director, Michael Garval looks back on his time with the program and discusses the importance of growth and change.

Jul 6, 2023

Meet the New MALS Director Amanda Ross Edwards

SPIA professor Amanda Edwards shares her background, interdisciplinary research interests and expectations for the future of the MALS program.