Jefferson-Pilot Professorship Lectures
Each year, NCWU Faculty Council nominates a faculty member to receive The Jefferson-Pilot Award for their scholarly contributions to their students, the university, and their professional field of study. This award is regarded as one of the highest honors and forms of recognition a NC Wesleyan faculty member may receive. The faculty member delivers a lecture for the university and community in the spring of the year and a grant is available to the recipient for professional development.
To see a list of past recipients of the Jefferson-Pilot Award, visit our Faculty & Staff Service Awards page.
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Dr. Ami Thompson featured in The Naturalist Publication
Ami Thompson, Ph.D., NCWU Assistant Professor of Biology, recently traveled to Ohio to present a workshop with her colleagues Melissa Sanchez Herrera, and freelance biologist Sandra Hunt von Arb. They discussed the migration mysteries of the Common Green Darner dragonfly. U.S. Forest Service administrators Karin Theophile and Mike Rizo also accompanied them. During the workshop, […]
The Right-Wing War on Accreditation
Republicans are irate that their plans to remake higher education are being stymied. Colleges have been at the center of the nation’s culture wars for decades. From boardrooms to classrooms, highly visible battles have taken place over pronouns, free speech, and curricula. Recently, a new battlefield has emerged, one that could have disastrous consequences for [...]
The Effort to Hide America’s History
Currently, in the United States, there is an attack on the content being taught in many of America’s public schools. Be it the governor in the state of Florida and his so-called “anti-woke” attack on anything that addresses the history of people of color in the U.S., or public schools where books are being banned [...]
While essays and posts in this Forum may include strong and controversial opinions, we encourage our authors to limit their presentations to areas within their scholarly competence and only publish opinion pieces when the authors provide evidence to support their thoughts. All opinions expressed in this forum represent the thoughts, arguments, and opinions of their authors and in no way represent a position of North Carolina Wesleyan University.
The Jefferson-Pilot Professorship is an endowed award that was established in 1981 through the generosity of the Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company. The honoree is nominated by a committee of faculty and appointed by NC Wesleyan President. To be eligible for consideration, the faculty member must have tenure and have clearly distinguished themselves with high standards of excellence. As teachers, they demonstrate a whole-hearted dedication and rigorous professionalism in forwarding their students’ learning and personal development for life and work. As scholars, they have to possess a mastery of their discipline, contribute to new understanding and knowledge, and demonstrate a lively commitment to life-long learning for themselves, as well as their students. Additionally, as a member of the Wesleyan community, they give generously to the aims and programs of the University, both with their time and means.
