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At the Spring 2023 Graduate Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12 at the Dale F. Halton Arena, degrees were conferred to doctoral, master’s and certificate students. The 3 p.m. commencement was one of four ceremonies hosted by the University. Degrees conferred included over 100 doctoral, 1,000 master’s and 300 graduate certificates. The number of total […]

From January to mid-December, Santa Claus traditionally fills his time preparing for the holiday season. Making gifts, checking lists and … earning a Ph.D.? Titus Hopper, career readiness coordinator for Cleveland County Schools, spends his days encouraging students to stay engaged with school. Lately, he has been spending his evenings taking classes as part of […]

A public health sciences doctoral student returns to his native Democratic Republic of the Congo to make a difference. Read more from UNC Charlotte.

Hannah Partridge is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. Learn about her involvement in the Audubon Campus Chapter, her favorite things about UNC Charlotte, and why she enjoys being a Ph.D. student. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.

A group of students from Marc Manack’s Architecture program are gaining attention in local news media for an innovative housing design that enables homeowners to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) to increase the number of people who can live on their property. Manack, Associate Professor of Architecture, said the students designed and built ADUs to […]

Caitlin Brabblerose, Biology, and Philip Zendels, Health Psychology, were named top Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record, respectively, in the Graduate School’s 2022-23 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. The Graduate School hosts the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards annually to honor top TAs nominated by faculty supervisors for their work. The awards, one to […]

UNC Charlotte’s graduate programs received increased recognition in the U.S. News & World Report, according to the publication’s 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released Tuesday, April 25. In total, 11 Charlotte graduate programs or specialties increased their rankings this year. “At UNC Charlotte, we are keenly focused on building the reputation and visibility […]

Yash Tadimalla, doctoral student in the College of Computing & Informatics, was selected as one of five students statewide to present research at the 2023 Graduate Student and Education Dinner Reception in Raleigh Mar. 29, sponsored by the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments. The reception highlights the impact and contributions of North […]

Holly Bennett is a first-year master’s student in kinesiology and teaching assistant in the Department of Applied Physiology, Health and Clinical Sciences who is invested in the health and well-being of people in the Charlotte area and “would like to play a role in helping it become a healthier place,” she said. Read more about […]

Allison Petrauskas ’16 recently was awarded the New Professional Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association. Petrausks teaches at Harold E. Winkler Middle School in Concord, NC. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.