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Humphrey, Troyer chosen for UNC System leadership institute

July 1, 2020
Jesh Humphrey, vice chancellor for Institutional Integrity and chief counsel, and Jennifer Troyer, dean of the Belk College of Business, are among a select group of participants for the first cohort of the UNC System

Seven honorees selected for Charlotte 49ers inaugural Hall of Fame class

July 1, 2020
Seven individuals — four all-American athletes, a coach, an administrator and a benefactor — are among the first class of the Charlotte 49ers Hall of fame.

Confucius Institute programs to transition as part of strategic planning effort

July 1, 2020
As an integral component of efforts to advance students’ knowledge and ability to thrive in a diverse, global society, UNC Charlotte will transition the Chinese language and culture programs of its Confucius Institute to the Department of Languages and Culture Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences on Dec. 31, 2020.

New mentor program to focus on Increasing undeclared student persistence and progression

June 30, 2020
UNC Charlotte’s Office of Undergraduate Education, this fall, will implement a new program aimed to increase student retention and sense of belonging.

The Dubois era comes to a close

June 30, 2020
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois retires after a career that exhibits exemplary higher education leadership.

A message to Niner Nation

June 29, 2020
A message from Chancellor Philip L. Dubois regarding the external review of April 30, 2019, campus shootings.

Theatre professor’s social circus project is NEFA finalist

June 29, 2020
The Nouveau Sud Circus Project, founded and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz, has been named a 2020 National Theater Project finalist by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).

This nursing student won't stop in the fight against HIV

June 26, 2020
Graduate nursing student Leslie Castillo Navia blends passion and service to fight HIV as Charlotte's 2020 'Let's Stop HIV Together' ambassador.

Social gerontologist learns lessons from her octogenarian mother and COVID-19 isolation

June 25, 2020
Social gerontologist Cynthia Hancock, Ph.D., interviewed her 85-year-old mother, Joyce Riffe, about how COVID-19 has affected her life. The two talked about Riffe’s own experiences with polio and her mother’s surviving the Spanish Influenza pandemic in 1918.

Alumna named Greensboro College dean

June 25, 2020
UNC Charlotte double alumna Michelle Plaisance ’09 M.A.T. ’14 Ph.D.  has been named dean of the School of Humanities at Greensboro College. Plaisance has taught English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the college since 2014, also serving as director of the TESOL program. 

Dean Reynolds to match gifts to Student Emergency Fund

June 25, 2020
Tom Reynolds will generously match dollar-for-dollar all gifts made to the UNC Charlotte Student Emergency Fund up to $5,000 through June 30, 2020.

Public health professor receives prestigious national fellowship

June 24, 2020
UNC Charlotte public health professor Michael Dulin has been selected for one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowships in health policy.