General News

Paula Connolly, associate professor of English, will discuss her work “Slavery in American Children’s Literature, 1790-2010” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, at the J. Murrey Atkins Library. This talk is part of the Personally Speaking series, presented by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the library.

“Slavery in American Children’s Literature, 1790-2010” is considered the first comprehensive study of its kind. The work examines the politicizing nature of children’s literature and explores how political ideologies intersect childhood with nationhood.

The UNC Charlotte Continuing Education Office is sponsoring “Estate Planning: Getting Your House in Order” from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 19, at UNC Charlotte Center City. Part of the office’s Brown Bag Series, this event is free, but advanced registration is required.

Frank Pasquale, author of the top-selling “The Black Box Society:  The Secret Algorithms that Control Money and Information” is the featured speaker for the fourth annual TIAA-CREF Lecture scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday March 12, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

The lecture will be preceded by a reception beginning at 6 p.m., and a dessert reception will follow at 8 p.m.

Reservations are required.

Olympian Shawn Johnson, author of “Winning Balance, will share her experiences as a gold medal-winning gymnast at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 19, in Cone University Center, McKnight Hall.

Information and communication combine to form the fourth level of the COSO framework, and they are topics for this article in the ongoing series.

Dena Shenk, professor of anthropology, recently received the Mildred Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) is the educational branch of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging.

The UNC Charlotte Graduate School has added a new opportunity to attract military veterans to enroll in one of its extensive list of master’s and doctoral degree programs.  Beginning with the fall 2015 semester, the Graduate School is offering two graduate assistantships designated exclusively for veteran students.  Each two-year assistantship is valued at $36,000 to $45,000 and includes full tuition, health insurance and an assistantship stipend.

North Carolina native Todd Drake is known for works that address human rights issues among marginalized communities; they have touched on the struggles of undocumented immigrants, Muslim Americans and Palestinians.

Through a series of photo exhibits and talks “Just Us: Breaking Boundaries with Images,” the artist will share his perspective. Most recently, he returned from working in Palestine, where he traveled and conducted workshops throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Jane Hamilton-Merritt, author of “Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-92,” will be the featured guest for the Asian American Lecture Series “Voices for Change.”

This free, public event includes a lecture by Hamilton-Merritt at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. On Thursday, March 19, there will be a panel discussion with the author, Hmong American veterans of the “secret wars” and Hmong American youth born and raised in the United States, starting at 10 a.m., in Cone Center’s McKnight Hall.

Barnes & Noble at UNC Charlotte, located in the Student Union, will host the Commencement Fair from Tuesday, March 17, through Thursday, March 19.

Between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., seniors who graduate in May will have the chance to pick up their caps and gowns, obtain tickets for commencement and shop for commencement-related items and alumni merchandise.