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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 […]
UNC Charlotte’s Department of Psychological Science ranks as the best public undergraduate program in the Carolinas and is among the highest ranked nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best College rankings.
Following two years of study, including extensive faculty and staff input, UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will begin pursuing the path of creating two distinct colleges: one will include the departments of biological sciences, chemistry, physics and optical science, and mathematics and statistics. Additional departments that may join this college, and the constitution of the second college, will be determined soon.
UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Professor Roslyn Arlin Mickelson is one of just 18 exceptional education leaders and scholars elected as members of the National Academy of Education for valuable contributions to education research and policy development. This diverse group of leaders and scholars is at the forefront of those who are improving the lives of students in the United States and abroad.
Gold Reel Film Festival: X marks the tenth anniversary of the UNC Charlotte student film festival on Friday, April 21 at 6 p.m., celebrating student films at the fabulous Independent Picture House. Students in Rodney Stringfellow’s “Film Festivals: Production & Theory” class in the Film Studies program, part of Interdisciplinary Studies, have organized the festival to showcase films created by over two dozen student filmmakers.