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Jeb Bush, 43rd governor of Florida and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, and Janet Napolitano, professor of public policy and director of the new Center for Security in Politics at University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 11th annual Chancellor’s Speaker Series presentation, which is part of the annual UNC Charlotte Civic Series.

Charlotte College alumna Mildred Hunter Gwinn ’62 personifies persistence and a fierce competitiveness that has served her well, not only in business, but wherever her passion leads.

North Carolina’s economy continues to bounce back, but several factors, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are creating an uncertain forecast, according to 

UNC Charlotte is using biomechanical data to enhance hitters’ performance, which has attracted the attention of Major League Baseball.

Adam Reitzel, professor of biological sciences, is the 2022 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award.

In the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” in neighboring Ukraine. This invasion has become the most serious and devastating conflict in Europe since World War II, leading to the death of civilians and causing millions to flee the violence.

Professor of History Steven Sabol, an expert in Russian history and Soviet and Post-Soviet nationalities policy, explains what led to this conflict and what may come next for the two countries. 

UNC Charlotte is expanding its enrollment of students in computational engineering-related fields. With $41.2 million in funding from the N.C. General Assembly for “Engineering North Carolina’s Future,” the University will recruit an additional 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students over the next five years.  “Our University is our city’s research hub and a driving force of […]

Reflections from the University’s chief diversity officer.

The Donning of the Kente ceremony is a celebration of cultural achievement, using the West African kente cloth as a symbol of African American heritage, to acknowledge the academic achievements and future aspirations of students from minoritized groups.

Excellence in Leadership Awards were bestowed upon six outstanding alumni, Toya Corbett ’97, Trinisha Dean ’06, ’13, ’14 M.A., Marsaynee Attia ’05, ’08 M.S., Boris Rogers ’06, Tchernavia Montgomery ’08, ’09 M.S.W. and Rose Brown ’17, at a campus luncheon.