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UNC Charlotte will hold Spring Commencement ceremonies for 2025 graduates, Thursday, May 8, through Saturday, May 10, in Dale F. Halton Arena. During five ceremonies, nearly 6,000 students will be awarded degrees and graduate certificates. Graduates, who represent 24 countries, 43 states, 82 North Carolina counties, range in age from 19 to 68. A special […]

Outstanding faculty mentors Kirill Afonin and Sejal Foxx are the 2025 recipients of the Harshini V. DeSilva Award, presented Thursday, May 1, at the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony in the Popp Martin Student Union. During this event, Casey Davenport was named the recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching, and Colleen Hammelman […]

With a new gift of $24.9 million, The Leon Levine Foundation is expanding its enduring support for the Levine Scholars Program, UNC Charlotte’s signature merit-based scholarship that attracts top-tier high school students from across the country. “This program continues to reflect the very best of what higher education can offer — opportunity, leadership and the […]

UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program has selected 20 exceptional young leaders from across the United States for the 16th class of the University’s most competitive academic scholarship. The scholars will join UNC Charlotte in fall 2025. The University’s premier merit-based scholarship is valued at approximately $124,000 per North Carolina student and $187,000 for each student […]

UNC Charlotte set a record during the 10th anniversary of Niner Nation Gives, raising more than $4.9 million during the 49-hour giving campaign. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, families and friends contributed more than 6,600 gifts during the April 8-10 event, making it the most successful Niner Nation Gives in University history. Niner Nation Gives is […]

Ryan Cabbage, head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men’s golf team, is the 2025 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. This is his third Coach of the Year award; he was recognized by the A-10 in 2013 and C-USA in 2022. Men’s golf won this year’s American Athletic Conference Championship under Cabbage’s leadership. “I […]

The outstanding 2025 Staff Employee of the Year Award recipients were honored for their hard work and dedication to the campus community and beyond at a “Sweet Success” reception Wednesday, April 23, in the Popp Martin Student Union.“It is important to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our staff,” said Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. “This event […]

UNC Charlotte held its inaugural Invention of the Year Awards April 7 at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City to celebrate groundbreaking inventions and cutting-edge technology designed to solve today’s grand challenges. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber spoke about the University’s recent achievement of R1 status, which places UNC Charlotte among the nation’s top […]

UNC Charlotte became the first public university in the U.S. to establish a Super Fab Lab this past fall, and on Tuesday, April 15, faculty and staff from the William States Lee College of Engineering and the College of Computing and Informatics toured the facility. Since only six facilities worldwide are recognized as Super Fab Labs, Charlotte’s […]

Charlotte 49ers freshman Pinky Chaisilprungruang is the 2025 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year as announced by the league office.   Chaisilprungruang is the first Charlotte player to earn American Golf Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. She also becomes just the second player in conference history […]