General News

UNC Charlotte is meeting or exceeding goals related to student access and success, according to performance metrics released by the University of North Carolina System (UNC System) that align with goals for member institutions outlined in the UNC System’s 2017-22 Strategic Plan. UNC Charlotte is one of three member universities to meet or exceed annual […]

The new 2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are now available online. The newly published catalogs contain new or revised programs and courses that have reached final approval through Curriculog. Please note that the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are each published online once per year. Curriculum proposals currently in progress and any new proposals will be […]

UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of history Christopher Cameron has been named a 2020 fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, one of 81 fellows selected from nearly 1,200 applicants to receive support totaling $4.3 million. ACLS Fellowships are among the most prestigious research honors in the humanities. They allow scholars to devote six to […]

Janni Sorensen, who established the Charlotte Action Research Project at UNC Charlotte, and UNC Charlotte doctoral alumna Melissa Anne Currie are recognized for outstanding scholarship and service in the field of urban affairs as recipients of the 2020 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award. The winning paper Repackaged “Urban Renewal”: Issues of […]

Chance Lewis received a Spencer Mentor Award that includes a $10,000 grant for his contributions to enriching the lives, research and careers of his students and junior colleagues and enhancing the field of education research. This award is provided by The Spencer Foundation, a national foundation focused exclusively on supporting education research. Lewis is the […]

Jennifer Troyer is appointed as the new Dean of the Belk College of Business. She has served UNC Charlotte for 20 years, most recently as interim dean of Belk College. She has demonstrated interdisciplinary leadership in a variety of roles since joining UNC Charlotte as a faculty member with a joint appointment between Economics and […]

Robert Keynton is named Dean of The William States Lee College of Engineering beginning early August 2020. Keynton joins us from the University of Louisville where he is Interim Executive Vice President for Research & Innovation and professor and Lutz Endowed Chair of Biomechanical Devices in the Department of Bioengineering at the Speed School of […]

Byron White is appointed Associate Provost for Urban Research and Community Engagement beginning August 1, 2020. He will lead the Office of Urban Research and Community Engagement, formerly called Metropolitan Studies. The Office of Urban Research and Community Engagement will be reorganized to sharpen its focus on connecting UNC Charlotte and the community through research, […]

The Provost Awards recognize faculty and academic units for exemplary work in teaching and community engagement. This is vital to UNC Charlotte’s mission to prepare students for chosen careers and to address community needs in the Charlotte region. The Department of Africana Studies is this year’s recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching […]

Faculty, advisors and academic staff are encouraged to reference the archive of messages from the Provost as they continue to support and accommodate students who are completing the spring semester during challenging circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.