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5 Cool Things

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Social distancing tips, first 49er Hall of Fame class, “Be the Change” benefit concert and more…

A safe return to campus: Niner Nation prepares for fall

As UNC Charlotte looks to the start of the fall semester on Sept. 7, preparations are underway to welcome back students, faculty and staff with their safety a priority.

Legislative Update: July 2020

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Former SGA President appointed to NC General Assembly and UNC Charlotte alumnus appointed to Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.

A teacher defying the odds

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Alumnus teaches digitally from hospital during pandemic despite cancer battle.

Chancellor wraps up productive first week

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Gaber immersed herself in the Niner Nation community, engaging with students, faculty, staff and administrators.

Childress Klein Center for Real Estate issues State of Housing in Charlotte Update

After seeing a drop in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, single-family home sales in the Charlotte region are surging back, according to an update from UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), part of the Belk College of Business.

5 Cool Things

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Go the (social) distance, the return of “Rotney the Magnifiscent” and NASCAR royalty.

Finding Financial Relief

UNC Charlotte students say the University’s Student Emergency Fund eased financial worries triggered by COVID-19.

Brenda Tindal ’04 addresses why ‘We Can’t Breathe’

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As thousands trade “social distancing” for social protest, the unrelenting arithmetic of a roving pandemic and spasms of racialized violence has thrust the world into a resounding dry heave: “[We]…Can’t…Breathe.” This is the battle cry of an indignant generation.

Racism, Religion and Black Suffering

It only took 8 minutes and 46 seconds to end George Floyd’s life. Long enough for Black people to remember Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. Long enough to recall the numbers of African Americans who died in police custody over the last decade.