Global Reach

Four UNC Charlotte students competed in the 21st International Commercial Mediation Competition hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France. As the only undergraduate team among 58 law schools from around the world, they received the Best Mediation Advocacy award. Students Ethan Harris, Karen Czapkowski, Wyatt Smith and Mikayla Watts were accompanied by […]

E.E. Hussey, assistant professor of English, celebrated her 2026 spring session in the artist‑in‑residence program at Goodyear Arts with a final showcase and artist talk that offered visitors a look inside her creative process. Goodyear Arts is an artist‑run space in Charlotte that presents free visual art, film, talks and performances by musicians, writers, poets […]

UNC Charlotte has awarded Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, Ph.D., a globally recognized scholar of pragmatics, conflict and digital discourse, the esteemed title of Chancellor’s Professor. The Chancellor’s Professor designation recognizes outstanding contributions by a full professor who is not only a scholar of international and national distinction but also has a demonstrated record of significant achievement […]

The final episode of the podcast series “The Secret World of Roald Dahl” was released Monday, March 23, featuring Mark I. West, Ph.D., professor in UNC Charlotte’s Department of English. The podcast is produced by iHeartMedia, Imagine Entertainment and the award-winning audio company Parallax. After premiering earlier this year, “The Secret World of Roald Dahl” […]

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) is introducing a new minor in sustainability within the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, launching in fall 2026. Drawing from the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Council for Science and the Environment, the minor will encourage students to think critically […]

On Monday, Feb. 23, Jürgen Buchenau, Ph.D., joined WCNC+ Live Impact News to discuss the significance of the killing of the Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as “El Mencho.” Buchenau is the Dowd Term Chair of Capitalism Studies, a professor of history and Latin American studies and an expert on […]

Greg Weeks, associate dean in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences and expert in Latin American politics, discussed the unfolding situation in Venezuela on WCNC+’s “Live Impact Afternoon News” show. Weeks joined WCNC+ for two live interviews. The first took place on Monday, Jan. 5, where he unpacked the U.S. capture of […]

Hania al-Shamat, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was selected as one of the winners of the inaugural Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty from the American Political Science Association (APSA). “Receiving APSA’s inaugural Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership meant […]

Annabelle Hill, a senior in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, is UNC Charlotte’s first finalist for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Founded in 1953, Marshall Scholarships provide full funding for fifty American undergraduates to pursue postgraduate degrees in the United Kingdom each year. The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission selects talented, independent and […]

CLAS faculty members are leaders among those throughout UNC Charlotte who persevered during the pandemic to provide their students with global learning, partnering with the Office of International Programs to pilot a new initiative called Globally Networked Learning (GNL).