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Kenn Gaither, an associate professor and associate dean in the School of Communications, writes in regional newspapers about his experience growing up the son of a civil rights activist and what a recent South Carolina courtroom decision says about today's struggles for social justice.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ ranked #3 on an annual list of American master's-level institutions whose graduates received Fulbright student awards for 2014-15.

Actively involved with campus groups and organizations, Shannon Foley '13 enjoyed helping other people reach their full potential. Visits to the Student Professional Development Center helped Foley on her own career journey to The Advisory Board Company.

The assistant professor of human service studies had studied the topic as part of her doctoral dissertation and it remains one of her areas of scholarship.

The Liberal Arts Forum hosts the nationally recognized poet in a Whitley Auditorium event at 7:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

A nationally acclaimed show with a life-affirming message about dreams, love, family and friends, "In the Heights" runs Thursday night through Sunday afternoon in McCrary Theatre.

Senior Al Drago won top honors in the association's 2015 "Eyes of History" contest and will travel to Washington, D.C., in May for a black-tie gala.

FOX's "Empire," one of 2015's most popular new television programs, is setting Hollywood records for audience growth, and Associate Professor Naeemah Clark writes in a column for regional newspapers about some of the reasons behind its success.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ's Watson & Odyssey Scholars Program and the Study USA office co-sponsored a "Fake Break" program in late January for students to visit with corporate foundation offices at Coca-Cola, Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves, the International Rescue Committee and more.