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Megan Smith, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 for the feature “A craft cafe in Charlotte is another way people are connecting in third spaces.” Spectrum News 1 profiled La Bodeguita, a Charlotte craft cafe created by therapist and artist Michelle Fernandez. The community-building space offers […]

Chancellor’s Professor Steven G. Rogelberg has been honored with the 2026 North Carolina Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, the state’s highest recognition for extraordinary community impact. The award, presented by VolunteerNC in Raleigh on May 11, celebrates individuals whose service strengthens communities across North Carolina. Rogelberg was nominated through Mecklenburg County’s process, supported by […]

Mark West, Ph.D., professor of English, received the 2026 Mentoring Award from the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) on May 30. West previously received the 2016 Anne Devereaux Jordan Award from ChLA, the most prestigious honor in his field, making him one of a select few recipients of the organization’s top two awards. “The ChLA Mentoring […]

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 […]

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences’ Susana Cisneros has been named UNC Charlotte’s 2026 recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, one of the most prestigious honors bestowed within the UNC System. Cisneros was recognized by UNC Board of Governors member Joel D. Ford during the CHESS […]

UNC Charlotte celebrated Spring Commencement with five ceremonies across three days, recognizing thousands of graduates from across the University. The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences conferred 1,081 undergraduate degrees, the most of any college, along with more than 140 master’s and doctorate degrees and graduate certificates. CHESS students earning undergraduate degrees walked […]

Foster Duckworth was the student speaker for the UNC Charlotte commencement ceremony on Friday, May 8, at 3 p.m., for the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences and the William States Lee College of Engineering. Duckworth was a double CHESS major, earning a bachelor of arts in history and Japanese. After graduation Duckworth […]

Martha Kropf, professor of political science and public administration in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, is the 2026 recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Professorship for Civic Engagement. Kropf was honored during the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 28. Named after UNC Charlotte’s founding educator, the Bonnie E. Cone […]

When Kennedy Frink first stepped onto UNC Charlotte’s campus as a teenager attending soccer camp, she felt a sense of belonging that she could not explain. Years later, as she prepares to graduate from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences with a B.A. in Communication Studies with a concentration in public relations […]