Feature Stories


Timing is Everything:
Kwame Molden’s Full-Circle Return to Niner Nation

From a $1,500 idea to a national brand, alumnus Kwame Molden returns to Charlotte with a 49er Watch.

Instructor leading a discussion with students seated in small groups around desks in a classroom.


Introducing… the Classroom Experience!

A new approach to clinicals is helping more future teachers stay the course.

Niner couple embrace outside Cauble Quad


Where Niner Love Begins

Niner connections turned into lifelong love.

A woman in a green shirt examines a series of 3D-printed facial models mounted on mannequin heads in a research lab at UNC Charlotte, with monitors and lab equipment visible in the background.

Fight Identity Crime With AI

Detecting deception in the age of deepfakes.

Professor teaching student choir

Resounding Resistance

Welcome to the forefront of campus evolution

Two UNC Charlotte alumnae recognized for their leadership in the Charlotte region

With a $1M gift, Susan DeVore ’81 is turbocharging the next generation of women leaders.

Women researchers who manage, interpret and apply big data

Charlotte Warrior, Cyber Guardian

Undergraduate Research and Community Engagement Inspire a Service-centered Future

Crushing a Nontraditional Path

From 49erNext to Bring on What’s Next

Forging a Personalized Path

Breaking Barriers: UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics champions women in technology, paving the way for leadership and innovation

Demond Martin ’97 and WellWithAll’s pledge of $300M over the next decade for health equity in Black and Brown communities.

Kimberly Henderson ’13 is digitally extending the reach of historic imagery