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Ever wonder what the devil’s eye view is on religion, politics, evil, Disney? Jeffrey C. Pugh, the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies, on Thursday night will read from his latest book - Devil's Ink: Blog from the Basement Office - to address these and other concerns that perplex and mystify humans in the present age as part of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Distinguished Scholar Award Lecture.

A husband-and-wife research team discussed with an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ audience Wednesday night their work on a type of education reform that shows promise for elementary school students who need more help with reading and math concepts than is typically offered in the traditional classroom.

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus and Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry will headline ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s two Convocation ceremonies during the 2011-2012 academic year.

A wellness program for local fourth and fifth graders concluded Tuesday at the Koury Athletic Center when two dozen boys learned about physical fitness and setting goals from their ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ mentors. And if ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ junior Brett Brawerman has his way, the CHAMPS program – short for “Coaching Health and Mentoring Positive Students” – will be something colleges elsewhere can replicate.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Drew Gardner travels to Washington, D.C., this week to share with lawmakers his research on concussions in student-athletes during the annual Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Though the United States faces daunting challenges, from a massive national debt to misunderstandings between people of different faiths to partisan gridlock, five distinguished panelists who visited ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on April 7 for the annual Convocation for Honors program said today’s students have the potential to restore their nation’s global reputation for innovation, education and religious freedoms.

Twenty-four photographs from around the globe are on display throughout Belk Library as a gift to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ from North Carolina photographer John T. Giancotti.

Paul J. Geis, assistant director for affiliations and exchanges in the Isabella Cannon International Centre, participated in the inaugural Fulbright Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar in India this spring for international education administrators from the United States.

What does it take to be a good reporter? NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has several thoughts, including: “Know your audience. Know your subject.” One of America’s most acclaimed journalists on Friday shared with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students his views on the media, technology, and on balancing work and family in a Whitley Auditorium question-and-answer discussion sprinkled with wit and wisdom.