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Kendra Jason, associate professor of sociology, is this year’s recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching, which is awarded annually to a faculty member who has earned tenure within the last three years and who has demonstrated a commitment to teaching at the beginning of their academic career. Jason aims to create […]

The Office of Academic Affairs recognized faculty for exemplary work in the areas of teaching, advising and civic engagement at the annual Provost’s Awards Reception held Monday, April 22. Sharon Watson, assistant professor of anthropology, is this year’s recipient of the James H. Woodward Faculty Research Award, which is given annually to an untenured member […]

This summer, the Charlotte Heat Mappers, a coalition of community organizations, nonprofits and government entities led by UNC Charlotte’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, will oversee a community science campaign to map variations in urban heat across the city. Charlotte is one of 14 U.S. communities and four international cities selected by the […]

On March 27, the namesake of the UNC Charlotte Master of Public Administration Program, Gerald “Jerry” Fox, died at the age of 91. Fox was Mecklenburg County manager from 1980 to 2000; after retiring, he joined the MPA program as a part-time faculty member. Later, Fox was a founding member of the UNC Charlotte Practitioner Advisory […]

UNC Charlotte is committed to celebrating success in many different forms, and is establishing and expanding the various ways we recognize faculty. Alongside teaching excellence, exemplary research and notable publications, they have recently established recognition for large research grant funding. On Wednesday, March 27, “Charlotte’s Million Dollar Research Circle” reception recognized faculty who have received a large grant totalling at least […]

Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, Ph.D., founding director of the University’s Africana Studies Department, died March 20 at the age of 93. Maxwell-Roddey joined UNC Charlotte’s College of Human Development (now Cato College of Education) in 1970. The educational pioneer was among the first Black principals to lead a white elementary school in Charlotte. The next year, she was […]

Shannon Reid, Ph.D., associate professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology and affiliate faculty with the School of Data Science, works at the intersection of technology and public safety with projects that focus on reducing crime, while increasing community buy-in and trust in AI. She serves as chief executive officer of Chimeras, which got its start from an NSF […]

Mckenna Zelna, an earth and environmental sciences major, has been nominated for the national Goldwater Scholarship. She is one of two Honors College juniors that have been nominated for the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, considered one of the top awards for undergraduate U.S. STEM students. The scholarship helps identify the next generation of leaders in scientific, mathematical […]

Two UNC Charlotte students have been announced as national finalists for the 2024 Truman Scholarship. Sonia Birla and Grace Cooper, both juniors from Cary and members of the Honors College, have advanced to the regional interview round in Washington, D.C., and are among 191 finalists selected from 709 applications nationwide. Charlotte is the only UNC System […]

Three UNC Charlotte students with majors or minors in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences are nominees for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. All three students are also members of the Honors College. The Truman Scholarship offers up to $30,000 for graduate study for juniors who demonstrate promising academic potential, outstanding leadership and a commitment to […]

Commencement can signify a beginning for faculty members much like it does for graduating students. This fall, it does so for Robert Reimer, who will retire and start a new life chapter after 53 years at UNC Charlotte as a professor of German and film studies. Reimer arrived in fall 1971 shortly after completing a master’s degree and […]

A high school crush and a broken leg helped Luther “Cole” Kissam V find his passion for writing, but working through his mental health struggles set Cole on a path to be a published author, and helped him develop the growth mindset he needed after dropping out of college, twice. Cole will graduate from UNC […]