Scholarship and Academic Life

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Department of Art & Art History welcomed Chancellor Shannon L. Gaber and a multitude of alumni, current and legacy faculty and staff, students and members of the local arts community to celebrate the department’s 60th anniversary. The momentous occasion took place in Rowe Arts, where “Generations: 60 Years – 21 […]

Klein College of Science students Naz Fathma Tumpa and Aiden Hawkins are team finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition presented by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Tumpa is a nanoscale chemistry Ph.D. student, and Hawkins is a senior chemistry major working toward a bachelor’s degree. They have been working with advisors Michael G. Walter […]

UNC Charlotte’s 2024-25 television commercial had its national debut during the 49ers’ football game against James Madison Saturday, Aug. 31. The 30-second commercial, “Great Things are Happening,” showcases the University’s rise as a top 100 public research university. The spot, developed in-house by University Communications, will air during halftime of football games this season and […]

Stephanie Norander, a professor in the Communications Studies Department, is the inaugural associate faculty director for the Levine Scholars Program. Norander has served as associate chair of communication studies, executive director of the Communication Across the Curriculum program in the Office of Undergraduate Education and in faculty fellow positions for the dean and provost.  Heather […]

Two UNC Charlotte students have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institutes and will study this summer in the United Kingdom. Selection in the program is highly competitive; only 42 U.S. students were chosen this year.  Coral Hatch, a rising junior majoring in social work and minoring in history, will study at Aberystwyth University […]

The 2022 Charlotte Venture Challenge provided the proverbial cherry on top of a year-long process during which student entrepreneurs honed their business or project ideas, streamlined their plans and perfected their presentations in preparation for pitching their ideas.

Undergraduate students at Charlotte who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and share broadly the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences.

At UNC Charlotte, the Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Research Scholar Program matches more than 100 qualified rising sophomores, juniors and seniors annually with paid summer research opportunities led by faculty researchers from disciplines across the University.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named UNC Charlotte among its 2021 winners of its Excellence and Innovation Awards in recognition of the University’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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.