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2022-23 Inclusive Excellence Grants to advance diversity, promote equity and foster inclusion

July 19, 2022
Nineteen campus proposals have been selected by UNC Charlotte’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion to receive 2022-23 Inclusive Excellence Grants.

Education professor receives NSF grant for pioneering research on gifted Black girls

June 8, 2022
Brittany Anderson, assistant professor of urban education in the Cato College of Education, received a $1,062,034 grant from the National Science Foundation for her pioneering research on gifted Black girls.

Charlotte joins Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success

April 13, 2022
UNC Charlotte is the No. 1 institution in North Carolina in awarding bachelor’s degrees to Latinx students.

Diversity dashboard launches

March 17, 2022
UNC Charlotte has launched an interactive diversity dashboard, a tool that offers fingertip access to data about the compositional diversity of the University’s students and employees.

Honoring the past, celebrating the future

February 28, 2022
Reflections from the University's chief diversity officer.

Donning of the Kente: More than a graduation tradition, a ‘symbol of achievement’

December 15, 2021
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 presented to six alumni

November 9, 2021
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.

UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics is North Carolina's largest and most diverse computer science program

November 4, 2021
A chancellor’s vision more than two decades ago set an enduring standard that continues today, shaping the future of technology for the Charlotte region and beyond.

Native American Student Association’s Talking Circle series: A safe place for Indigenous students’ points of view

November 3, 2021
Throughout November, the Native American Student Association (NASA) will observe Native American Heritage Month by hosting a Talking Circle. These will take place every Monday at 6 p.m. in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 128.

Social work graduate serving success as owner of Sabor Latin Street Grill

October 12, 2021
Miriam Espaillat ’13 MSW is proud of what Sabor has become as a restaurant, but the company culture and stories of its staff are what fuel her passion.

National Coming Out Day: ‘A part of who I am’

October 11, 2021
"While striving each day to change perceptions of the LGBTQIA+ community in the media, Danny Tulledge ’15 reminds us on National Coming Out Day that being transgender is a part of who he is."

Unveiling UNC Charlotte’s land acknowledgement plaque

October 11, 2021
On Monday, Oct. 11, in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, UNC Charlotte unveiled a land and people acknowledgement plaque outside Popp Martin Student Union.