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Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long will headline UNC Charlotte’s third annual “Talking Policy in the Queen City” symposium Feb. 24, Noon-1:15 p.m. via Livestream. The event, hosted by the UNC Charlotte Public Policy Ph.D. Program and the Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration Program, in partnership with the UNC Charlotte […]
A graduate education session for prospective students launched in January provides a real-time link between programs and interested potential students. Hosted by Graduate Admissions representatives Maryanne Maree-Sams, Director of Graduate Recruitment and Post-Baccalaureate Student Advising, and Ellie Ivey, Graduate Enrollment Coordinator, the first session on Jan. 21 connected 90 students with 40 programs in simultaneous […]
UNC Charlotte professor Sonyia Richardson, Ph.D. received the 2021 Social Worker of the Year award from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) North Carolina Chapter. The award commends Richardson’s social work practice and involvement with NASW and other professional, civic and community organizations. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.
Associate Provost and Graduate School Dean Dr. Thomas Reynolds recently was included in a Stanford University study as one of the top 2% of researchers in the world. The study lists the most cited researchers. UNC Charlotte had 41 researchers on the list. Approximately seven million scientists across disciplines were considered for inclusion. Read more […]
Badrul Chowdhury, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of UNC Charlotte’s graduate faculty, is the principal investigator for an EPIC project that was recently chosen one of 10 nationwide for support by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). The project aim is to improve the resilience and reliability […]
The Workplace Competencies Certificate, introduced recently through the Center for Graduate Life, is among several key actions UNC Charlotte has taken to respond to the local job market and the region’s needs. The Univesity has introduced three new degree programs and five graduate certificate programs that are relevant to the current and future job market, […]
UNC Charlotte College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) Dean Fatma Mili recently was named North Carolina Technology Association (NC Tech) 2020 Tech Educator of the Year. The NC Tech Award recognizes the best in North Carolina’s tech community and raises money to support NC Tech’s Education Foundation. Read more at the College of Computing and […]
Jason Black, chair of the Department of Communication Studies, recently received Fulbright award support for a cross-cultural study of the indigenous mascotting controversy in Canadian and U.S. sports. Read More at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
UNC Charlotte will hold a virtual commencement ceremony for all May, August and December 2020 undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, Jan. 8,. The ceremony link will be available on the commencement website beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8. The ceremony pre-show will begin at 5:49 p.m. and will highlight some video messages […]
The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute has launched a podcast series focusing on projectsions for the next few decades of change in Charlotte. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.
Kristin Davin, associate professor, Foreign Language Education, recently received the Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The Papalia award recognizes excellence in the preparation and continuing education of foreign language teachers. Read more in Inside UNC Charlotte.
Join the Graduate School in congratulating the doctoral class of 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state, the University was unable to host a hooding ceremony for them. Instead, we asked candidates to record a short segment of themselves being safely hooded by a family member, friend or their advisor. These newly minted PhD’s […]