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Dr. Lee Gray, who currently is senior associate dean in the College of Arts + Architecture (COAA), will serve as interim senior associate provost when Dr. Jay Raja returns to the faculty in July 2022. Gray will retain some duties in COAA through June 2022, while he begins his transition to the Office of Academic […]

Dr. Jay Raja, senior associate provost for Academic Affairs, plans to return to the faculty in a full professor role with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science beginning in July 2022. “Dr. Raja is an exceptional leader who is skilled at bringing people together to develop and implement innovative programs. His expertise has […]

UPDATED INFO as January 18, 2022 UNC Charlotte continues to add features and options within the Know Me Project to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus environment as a foundation for everyone’s success. Student ID photos are now visible on Canvas profiles. This will aid instructors and classmates to make better connections. In addition to […]

Dear Colleagues: As we are set to confer degrees on nearly 4,000 students this week, we cordially invite you to participate in the faculty processionals of our graduate and undergraduate ceremonies. Graduate Commencement Ceremony The conferral of all graduate degrees (PhD, Masters, Graduate Certificates) in all majors and programs will take place on Friday, December […]

Effective January 1, 2022, an additional screening step will be included in the faculty hiring process for any full-time or part-time faculty appointments. Prior to offering first round interviews (or prior to offering a position if a search waiver applies), a department chair must contact the Director of Title IX Compliance to ascertain whether that […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance (W+GRA) announces its 2021-22 seed grant recipients. The W+GRA is offering grants between $1,000 to $5,000 to support new or ongoing research efforts whose goals align with its programmatic priority to highlight the issues that women and girls face in the workforce as a result of, or exacerbated by, […]

Attention Faculty: As you prepare for your Spring 2022 classes, please design your syllabus so that you are able to provide early feedback and meet the deadlines listed below. Research and our own experience show that students have the ability and desire to improve – they just need the awareness and encouragement to do so. […]

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) presented UNC Charlotte’s chapter with the Circle of Excellence Platinum Award for 2021-22. This award recognizes the chapter for its work in promoting academic excellence and engaging the community of scholars. Charlotte’s PKP chapter added approximately 500 members in the past two years and has awarded $75,000 […]

The Office of Academic Affairs recently recognized faculty and an academic unit for exemplary work in the areas of teaching, advising and civic engagement at the annual Provost’s Awards Reception. These areas remain vital to UNC Charlotte’s mission to educate and prepare students for chosen careers and to address community needs in the greater Charlotte […]

If you’re looking to make changes to next year’s Undergraduate or Graduate Catalog, please note that October 31 is the strongly recommended deadline for ‘Course Revision’ proposals to be launched and approved by the Originator via Curriculog. The earlier you start, the more likely the proposal will reach final approval in time for Fall 2022 […]

Dear colleagues: As Chancellor Gaber and I announced in a September 30 message, an associate provost position has been created to lead the new School of Professional Studies. This is part of a number of changes within the Division of Academic Affairs to enhance several aspects of our organizational structure to continue progress in support […]

Dear colleagues, Please join me in welcoming Malcolm B. Butler as Dean of the Cato College of Education beginning January 2022. Butler joins us from the University of Central Florida where he is professor and director of the School of Teacher Education and coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Science Education in the College of […]