Spotlights

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 […]

Maddison Elliott, director of graduate programs and data analytics, and Karen Flint, associate professor of history, traveled to Washington, D.C., March 8‑10 to attend the 2026 National Humanities Alliance meeting and to speak personally with congressional correspondents for Humanities Advocacy Day. The NHA is a nationwide coalition that advocates for the humanities on college campuses […]

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” […]

Ryan Grant, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychological science, has published a new study, “What’s your 5 to 9? Antecedents and outcomes of profiles of trajectories of daily recovery experiences across the evening,” in the Journal of Applied Psychology, the top journal in the field. Funded in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and […]

Mark I. West, Ph.D., is among the experts featured in the #1 trending new podcast series “The Secret World of Roald Dahl,” produced byiHeartMedia, Imagine Entertainment and the award-winning audio company Parallax. Created and hosted by Aaron Tracy, bestselling writer, producer and founder of Parallax, the series goes beyond Dahl’s iconic children’s books, including “James […]

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 […]

Three faculty members from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been named finalists for the 2025 UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Awards. Tenured faculty finalists for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award: The other finalist for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award for tenured faculty is Luke Reinke, associate professor of reading […]

Alaya Holmes knows how to work the camera, whether she is behind the scenes or modeling in front of it.  In high school, Holmes started creating content and taking photos at home in her room out of boredom during the pandemic. She used what she could find for lighting set-ups and subjects, but as she […]

Margaret M. Quinlan, Ph.D., and Mark I. West, Ph.D., faculty members from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, were selected as University marshals for two of the UNC Charlotte December commencement ceremonies. The honor of serving as University marshal is bestowed upon faculty who have given exemplary service to the campus and […]