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CCI’s Manuel Pérez Quiñones elected to board of directors of Computing Research Association

March 1, 2024
Manuel Pérez Quiñones, a professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Associati

Charlotte’s Belk College receives national Inspiring Programs in Business Award

February 29, 2024
UNC Charlotte has received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine for the Doctorate in Business Administration in the Belk College of Business.

Theatre professor Carlos Cruz presented Engaged Faculty Award

February 19, 2024
CarlosAlexis Cruz, associate professor of theatre, is the 2024 Engaged Faculty Award  recipient as presented by North Carolina Campus Engagement.

Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey B. Gantt shares lessons on leadership and accomplishing great things

February 19, 2024
Headlining Niner Nation King Week on Jan. 18 was distinguished Charlotte architect, civil rights leader and public servant Harvey B. Gantt, Charlotte’s first Black mayor.

UNC Charlotte receives Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award

February 2, 2024
UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library has received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion across their campuses.

UNC Charlotte announces Niner Nation King Week events, Jan. 12-19

January 8, 2024
UNC Charlotte’s Niner Nation King Week, which takes place Jan. 12-19, aligns with the annual national holiday that celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

‘An Evening with Harvey Gantt’ headlines Niner Nation King Week 2024

January 8, 2024
On Thursday, Jan. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m., UNC Charlotte will welcome distinguished Charlotte architect, civil rights leader and public servant Harvey B. Gantt as its featured guest for Niner Nation King Week’s signature event. 

Susan Dodson DeVore Women’s Leadership Development Program established

October 16, 2023
A $1 million gift from UNC Charlotte alumna, business innovator and Board of Trustees emerita Susan Dodson DeVore ’81 will establish a leadership program that will support the next generation of women leaders.

UNC Charlotte receives national diversity award for second consecutive year

October 11, 2023
UNC Charlotte has received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This is the second year in a row Charlotte has earned this national honor recognizing colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Women + Girls Research Alliance to host Leadership Café

October 5, 2023
The Women + Girls Research Alliance, a unit of UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE, in partnership with the Women’s Intercultural Exchange, will host its second “Taking Space Without Apology: A Women and Girls Leadershi

Walter Kirkland: Charlotte warrior, cyber guardian

October 5, 2023
Walter Kirkland Jr. is — literally — a guardian of the galaxy. Not a film franchise guardian. A real one. He has been selected to be a member of the U.S. Space Force, America’s newest military branch, where he will be at the forefront of the final frontier.

UNC Charlotte leaders named to Who’s Who in Black Charlotte

October 3, 2023
Five members of UNC Charlotte’s faculty or staff have been named to Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. An entity of Real Times Media, Who’s Who in Black Charlotte documents the positive achievements of Black Charlotteans who are making outstanding contributions to the communities and organizations they serve.