Alissa Bouttavong is a Special Programs Assistant for the UNC Program for Public Discourse. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, Organizational Concentration, and a minor in Criminal Justice.

Nora Hanagan is a teaching assistant professor of political science. She teaches courses on American political thought, contemporary democratic theory, and environmental political thought. Prior to joining UNC, she served as Managing Director of the Duke Program in American Values … Read more

Kevin Marinelli (Ph.D., University of Georgia) serves as Executive Director of the Program for Public Discourse and teaches in the Department of Communication. He teaches courses in rhetorical studies, and his scholarship centers on public argument. He has published essays … Read more

Professor Treul Roberts is the faculty director of the Program for Public Discourse and a Bowman and Gordon Gray Term Professor of political science at UNC. She specializes in American political institutions, with an emphasis on the U.S. Congress. She … Read more