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Straun Alexander was in a classroom chatting with other aspiring principals when he received a tap on the shoulder. A parent needed to see him right away, he was told. Waiting for Alexander in another room was a parent, angry because her son was suspended after getting into a fight started by another student. Alexander […]

Up to 100 residents arrive in Charlotte daily, which means there is no shortage of people or jobs. The challenge is improving how people navigate the city while managing its overall development. “It’s what I call growing pains,” said Alyson Craig ’13 M.S., who serves as planning director for the city of Charlotte. “Charlotte has […]

Susana Cisneros ’09 M.A. is among this year’s recipients of the Latin American Excelente Award. Presented by the Spanish language newspaper LaNoticia, the awards recognize honorees for their work in the community. Cisneros, a senior lecturer of Spanish, was named Higher Education Teacher of the Year. In a WCNC story announcing the award, Cisneros is […]

Yeswanth (Yash) Tadimalla is a doctoral student in the College of Computing & Informatics and President of the Graduate and Professional Student Government. He recently attended the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2023. Yash describes his experience as, “Two unforgettable weeks of growth, connection, and impact at the United Nations attending […]

A house designed, built and owned by Marc Manack, associate professor of architecture, with his firm SILO AR+D, was awarded the 2023 George Matsumoto Prize from NCModernist, a nonprofit organization and educational archive established for the documentation, promotion and preservation of residential modernist architecture in the state. Founded in 2012, the Matsumoto Prize is North […]

News Published by Annie Szatkowski at Queen City News – When you think about cutting-edge cancer research, names like Mayo Clinic and maybe Johns Hopkins come to mind, but that same groundbreaking research is happening right here in the Queen City. UNC Charlotte has received national recognition for specific research that may just help find […]

Dr. Daryl L. Kerr recently joined the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning as Faculty Associate. In his new role, Kerr will work with graduate students on their public speaking and presentation skills, teaching two newly developed courses: GRAD 6000/8000 The Art of Public Speaking and GRAD 6000/8000 Communication and Leadership in […]

Beginning this Fall 2023 semester, the UNC Charlotte Graduate School is debuting a new, college-focused organizational structure that will provide students, faculty and staff a single point of contact for questions and support for all graduate academic services. The new college liaison model for delivering graduate academic services is intended to simplify the process of […]

When Kevin Donaldson ’21 first visited Cedar Grove Cemetery last year, he found sunken graves, toppled gravestones, piles of trash and more than 90 trees and tangled vines destroying gravesites. “There are folks who still come out and visit graves, but someone older likely could not do so safely,” Donaldson said. “At the same time, […]

Business schools create and disseminate research in diversity, equity and inclusion, yet, gender inequity persists in their leadership ranks, says a new paper led by Charlotte Belk College of Business Professor Janaki Gooty. The paper’s authors offer practical solutions for systemic transformation in business schools to advance gender-inclusive leadership. “Stronger Together: A Call for Gender-Inclusive […]