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To meet the needs of prospective students during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business is now waiving the GMAT/GRE testing requirements for its summer and fall 2020 master’s graduate programs including the highly ranked MBA. Additionally, they now offer all MBA recruiting activities virtually, including online information sessions and personal, phone-based […]

Steven Rogelberg, Professor of Organizational Science, Management, and Psychology and 2019 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal for excellence in research, offers advice on holding productive virtual meetings. The guidance comes from his book The Surprising Science of Meetings. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte

As the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak continues around the world, our very social society is having to cope with being not so communal anymore. From social distancing to self-quarantines, isolation can impact our emotional state of being. UNC Charlotte Social Work professor Sonyia Richardson discusses the effects and shares recommendations for the days ahead. Read the […]

James Walsh, Professor of Political Science, received the 2020 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award for research. Walsh’s research focuses on armed conflict and civil wars and international security cooperation and conflict. His work has been published widely, including by Columbia University Press, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and International […]

Graduate student Krystal Turner, MA, Counseling, recently was named Outstanding Entry-Level Student by the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society International. The Chi Sigma Iota honor society promotes scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, advocacy and excellence in counseling. Turner’s selection for the award is based on “scholarship, extracurricular involvement, service to the […]

Suzanne Leland, Professor, Department of Political Science was named the 2020 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. Leland was cited for the important role she has played in helping students succeed in their career. As a mentor, Leland has co-authored 22 refereed journal articles and four book chapters with her students. […]

Rick Tankersley, vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development, was named to the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology and Innovation by Gov. Roy Cooper. The goal of the NC Board of Science is to boost the state’s competitiveness in scientific, engineering and industrial research applications and accelerate the development of technology and technology companies. […]

Drew Gadaire, MA, Psychology, was recognized as UNC Charlotte’s 2019 Outstanding Master’s Thesis recipient and will compete for the regional award in March 2020 at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) annual meeting in Birmingham. Having received his Master’s Degree in May, 2018, Gadaire currently is pursuing his Ph.D. in Health Psychology at UNC […]

UNC Charlotte continues to offer outstanding graduate programs through an online delivery. Several recently made top-tier ranking as conducted by U.S. News and World Report. Equaling programs offered by the University of Virginia and Michigan State, UNC Charlotte ranks #7 as a Best Online Master’s in Special Education Program. The M.Ed. in Special Education is […]

UNC Charlotte recently launched the Carolinas’ first School of Data Science, allowing the University to capitalize on growing demand for students with data science qualifications. For more details, please visit Inside UNC Charlotte.