General News

California Newspaper Features Dean Tom Reynolds
The Winters (Calif.) Express community newspaper recently featured the life and times of Graduate School Dean Tom Reynolds to celebrate his upcoming retirement. Read the story at Winters Express.

Charlotte Graduate Programs Rank High Nationally in Diverse 100
UNC Charlotte is again recognized for its commitment to helping students from historically underrepresented groups earn graduate and undergraduate degrees. In its 2022 Diverse 100 rankings, the news magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education listed UNC Charlotte graduate programs in the top 10 in two categories and No. 3 among North Carolina-based universities in all […]

Johnna Watson Selected for 2023 Leadership Cabarrus
Johnna Watson, UNC Charlotte Graduate School Associate Dean, has been selected to participate in the 2022-2023 cohort of Leadership Cabarrus, a civic leadership program of The Chamber, Leading Business in Cabarrus and sponsored by Duke Energy. Watson joins a select group of 35 community, government and business leaders participating in a series of monthly classes […]

Brotherton, Scholes Awarded 2021-22 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Two students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Andrew Brotherton, Chemistry, and Paul Scholes, Sociology, were awarded the highly competitive and prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) from the National Science Foundation for 2021-22. The GRF program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral […]

Seeking Nominations: First Citizens Bank Scholars Award and the Harshini de Silva Graduate Mentor Award
The Graduate School is seeking nominations for the First Citizens Bank Scholars Award and the Harshini de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. The Graduate School invites nominations for the 2023 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. This award recognizes a senior full-time faculty member for outstanding scholarship, creativity, and/or research. Nominations may come from any UNC Charlotte […]

Meet Erin Basinger
Erin Basinger, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies. Learn more about her, why she loves teaching, and the advice she has for students in Inside UNC Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
UNC Charlotte was recently recognized among the best in the nation for its diversity and inclusion efforts in the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.

Inside Look: The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) Unveils New Space
Last week, the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) unveiled its new space in Atkins Library, Room 149, across from the Career Center. The CGLL provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with personal and professional support to ensure their future success. Their services and programming focus on helping students refine and strengthen five core […]

Better Mentors Build Better Research
Since 2019, hundreds of Charlotte graduate faculty have taken steps to strengthen the university’s research output by strengthening their mentoring skill through the Graduate School’s Mentor Training program. Based on the evidence-based practices developed by the Center for Improved Mentoring Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin, Charlotte’s mentor training is part of […]

Business Journal Looks Back at 50 Years of Contributions from the School of Architecture
Charlotte Business Journal Manager Editor Erik Spanberg chronicles Charlotte’s rapid development over the past five decades and the integral role played by UNC Charlotte’s School of Architecture. Read more in the Charlotte Business Journal.