In the Media

Source: Mother Jones Damien P. Williams, a UNC Charlotte assistant professor who researches how technologies are impacted by values, concurs that this fellowship is very harmful. He said, “A ‘neurodivergent fellowship’ at a corporation like Palantir isn’t meaningful inclusion or representation so much as it’s an exercise in having an often punitively surveilled population be […]

Source: Charlotte Post Read the story at https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2025/12/05/arts-and-entertainment/charlottean-tamara-williams-earns-dance-fellowship/.

Source: Storied Charlotte West writes: Mark de Castrique is well known in Charlotte as one of the Queen City’s leading mystery writers.  He has published 24 mysteries, the most recent “Desperate Spies,” was released Nov. 4 by Severen House. Read more at https://pages.charlotte.edu/mark-west/blog/category/storied-charlotte/.

Source: Daily Art Magazine Read the piece at https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/tar-beach-faith-ringgolds-journey-from-story-quilts-to-picture-books/.

Source: AAC&U Ashli Stokes, associate professor of communication studies, discussed the importance of preparing something tasty for family to enjoy on Thanksgiving. Learn more at https://www.aacu.org/podcasts/academicminute/2025-11-ashli-stokes-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-thanksgiving-food-and-gratitude-2025.

Source; WSOC Matthew Metzgar, an economics professor at UNC Charlotte, noted that grocery prices have increased by at least 3% this year, affecting consumers across the board. Read the story at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-grocery-stores-see-price-hikes-thanksgiving-staples/N7RGN6UQGBE7XJNEK6W6RJJPPE/.

Source Queen City News Metzgar, an economics professor at UNC Charlotte, said the move was needed, as the penny had become nearly obsolete. “It cost about 3.7 cents to make a penny, which is obviously only worth $0.01. And so I think in 2024, they lost maybe $85 million producing the penny,”  Read the story […]

Source: WSOC Check out the story and video at https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/unc-charlottes-ai-innovation-aims-prevent-vision-impairment/OPD6X4GW4BEE5LMWQWZWGXFONY/?outputType=amp.

Source: City of Charlotte Read the story at https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom/Estella-Patterson-Named-Police-Chief-for-Charlotte-Mecklenburg-Police-Department.

Source: WCNC Yongqiang Chu, the lead researcher behind the State of Housing in Charlotte report, said the city’s median home price is up 3% compared to September 2024, even as prices in other U.S. cities have fallen. Read the story at https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/unc-charlotte-housing-report-critically-scarce/275-14debf25-7f9f-479e-b02c-1991c35c41f0.