“Do protests and social movements matter? Do they really bring about change?” asks CURS Faculty Fellow Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, professor and chair of sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill, in the October 21, 2017 New York Times Sunday Review. “Answering this question … Continued

September 8, 2014 A panel discussion at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wilson Library brought together experts from a variety of academic disciplines to explore the recent violence in Ferguson, Missouri. “Lessons From Ferguson About Rights, Race and … Continued

Nina Martin, Assistant Professor, Geography In this talk, Dr. Martin will present proposed and on-going research exploring the growth, nature, and trajectory of activism around the issue of immigration in the U.S. South, which has seen unprecedented rates of immigration … Continued

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nina Martin from the Geography and Global Studies departments is our Scholar-in-Residence for 2013-14. Dr. Martin will use this opportunity to develop grant proposals for her research on the political advocacy work of migrant … Continued