MALS Alumni

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

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…

May 20, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: MALS Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Researchers

Emerald Vaught: Navigating Academic Trajectories and Advocacy Initially drawn to MALS for its potential to enhance her competitiveness for a future doctorate, Emerald Vaught found herself immersed in a world of intellectual exploration and academic growth. Her concentration, “Social Identity and Inequality,” laid the foundation for her culminating project—a Master’s thesis delving into feminist histories…

May 13, 2024

MALS Alumni Present at the AGLSP Conference

Three alumni of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program gave an impressive performance at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP). The conference, which took place in San Diego, California, was themed “WONDERlust: Interdisciplinary Encounters with Awe” and was filled with excitement. These alumni shared their…

May 13, 2024

MALS Student Achievements

Conner Tomlinson Harmonizing Art, Communication, and Academia Conner Tomlinson’s academic journey exemplifies the fusion of passion and scholarly inquiry within the MALS program at NC State University. As a third-generation State student, Tomlinson’s roots in North Carolina laid the foundation for his academic pursuits, which seamlessly blend his love for music production with a deep…

Jul 25, 2023

MALS Higher Education Professionals

Three MALS higher education professionals discuss their time in the MALS program as well as what they have been doing since graduating.

Jun 10, 2021

MALS Clergy: Billy Dennis and Christie Mabry

MALS alumni hold positions in a variety of industries and environments. Hear from Billy Dennis about his career as a clergyman, and how Christie Mabry balances numerous roles.

Jun 10, 2021

MALS Communicators: Natalie Hampton, David Hunt and Christopher Pfitzer

Meet three NC State MALS alumni who are utilizing their MALS degrees in the world of communication.

Jan 12, 2021

MALS Coaches: Pam Boney and Bobby Guntoro

Alumni Pam Boney and Bobby Guntoro discuss their unique careers — and how the MALS program gave them flexibility.