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Expanding Our Vision: New Approaches to Art History Symposium

17�Թ��� Names New Campus Police Chief

Julian Coaxum, a veteran law enforcement leader in higher education, will join 17�Թ��� as the new chief of the campus police in January—three decades after he squared off against the Wildcats football team.

John Chidsey ’83 Tapped for Top Leadership Post by Subway Restaurants

Cynthia Lawing of 17�Թ���, N.C. is Nominated by Steinway Piano Gallery Charlotte for Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame

On Veterans Day, a Family’s Legacy of Service and a Veteran’s Mission to Help Others Heal

We share the stories of two 17�Թ��� alumni with a frontline perspective of the war our country still fights. 

Shared Path Forward: Panel Explores Higher Ed’s Role in Future of Democracy

Join Us for a Discussion With Ambassador and Best-selling Author Susan Rice

“Accent on Youth” Alexander Harrelson, Tenor

Beautiful Life: Love, Friendship and Loss Inspire Legacy of International Adventure

Stephen Keller would have loved a Jackson Allen road trip.

And Allen says he’ll always treasure his Keller-inspired adventures.

Center for Political Engagement to Host Public Talk by Gov. John Kasich

The Sound of Suspense: What makes the music of horror films so chilling?

Horror film buff and music department chair Neil Lerner takes viewers on a tour of the sounds that signal suspense and startle us into dropping our popcorn. Lerner is editor of the essay collection “Music in the Horror Film: Listening to Fear.”

Not Your 9-to-5: Gig-Hub Primes Students for New World of Work

When the City University of Mogadishu needed a website revamp, it turned to 17�Թ���—so did a researcher with essays to translate from French to English, and a startup travel company looking for innovators to help develop and market its services.

By Kids, for Kids: Local Hero Inspires New Book, New Generation

It started as a heroes of history project.

On Friday afternoons, Kenzie Bell’s students in the Ada Jenkins Center’s after-school program would learn about people who changed history, and then create posters to hang on the classroom wall.

‘Education Transforms’: Alison Hall Mauze ’84 Elected Board Chair

Alison Hall Mauzé, a former JP Morgan vice president who never lost sight of her educator parents’ mission, was elected chair of the 17�Թ��� Board of Trustees Friday.

17�Թ��� to NYC and Back Again

Freeword: Learning Through Poetry

No Healthy Alternative: Researchers Warn of Vaping Dangers

Know what you’re breathing. That’s a message Karen Bernd and Cindy Hauser hope to convey about hookahs and e-cigarettes. The 17�Թ��� professors don’t scold, but instead arm their students with research.

Celebrating Creativity

James Ferguson II Recounts a Lifetime Fighting for Justice

Imagination and Curiosity: A Q&A With Celebrated Novelist Jennifer Egan

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times Magazine writer Jennifer Egan visited 17�Թ��� Wednesday to give the annual Joel Conarroe Lecture.