Alumni
Social work graduate serving success as owner of Sabor Latin Street Grill
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’
“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.”
Inaugural social justice scholarship recipients use architecture, dance to advocate for diversity and inclusivity
Two UNC Charlotte students, Abena Atiemo and Melinda Erickson, have been named the inaugural recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association Scholarship for Social Justice.
Alumna, public historian named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
UNC Charlotte alumna and former faculty member Brenda Tindal ’04 has been named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.
Alum John Tobias talks with the Boston Globe about diversifying the field of sports analytics
As John Tobias ‘94, a senior analytical statistician for ESPN, surveys the growing field of sports analytics, he sees only opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds. His conviction is so strong that he’s returned to UNC Charlotte as a sports analytics lecturer in the School of Data Science with a hope to ignite in students an interest in sports analytics careers — and is hoping to see more students of color enroll in the courses he teaches.
Health Services Research alumna earns family planning fellowship
Comfort Olorunsaiye, a 2015 Ph.D. graduate of the UNC Charlotte’s Health Services Research program, has received a Changemakers Grant from the Society for Family Planning.
Alumni Association launches new networking platform
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, in partnership with the University Career Center, recently launched My 49er Network, a powerful interactive platform for alumni, helping them connect socially and professionally with other 49er graduates.
Alum designs posters for ESPN’s The Undefeated
Alumnus Adé Hogue ’12 was commissioned by The Undefeated, a sports and pop culture website owned and operated by ESPN, to illustrate the words of Black athletes and leaders “using their platform to speak up for what’s right.”Hogue has frequently provided design work for civic and activist causes and was excited to provide posters “to support those out there fighting for the health and safety of people of color.”
City birds: Study shows impact of urbanization
A UNC Charlotte study posed a basic question: What characteristics of forest bird species make them more or less vulnerable to urbanization?
Professor, alumna retell ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
The story of Little Red Riding Hood is so old, no one really knows its origin. But a new version published this summer by the Anchorage Museum in Alaska recasts the familiar tale as a celebration of language, diversity and self-determination.“Little Red Riding Hood: A New Translation” is the latest product of a three-year research project by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis into unique words in many languages that have no direct English translation. It is illustrated by alumna Hannah Barnhardt ’16.