General News

While three graduate programs moved up in the US News and World Report School Rankings this year, most are holding their own. UNC Charlotte’s highest ranked program, Public Budgeting and Finance, held at #23 in the nation. Our Public Administration MPA program improved by two places to #58 while Health Psychology moved up from #113-#88. […]

The US Department of Education recently announced that holders of federal student loans will may suspend payments for two months to help them deal with the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. Interest rates also are set to 0% for that period. For more information, please read the US Dept. of Education’s news release.

UNC Charlotte has created two emergency funds, supported by donations, to help its students in need during the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Learn how you can support them on Inside UNC Charlotte.

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. […]