Media Advisories

UNC Charlotte Study Finds Success in Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Efforts to End Homelessness Comprehensive research findings indicate expanding Housing First, an effective program aimed to eradicate chronic homelessness, may impact other U.S. cities CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NOV. 12, 2020 – A new comprehensive study from UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute, College of Health and Human Services and School […]

Largest Grant in UNC Charlotte History Expands National Center for Youth with Disabilities CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Oct. 27, 2020 – Through the largest grant in the University’s history, a pair of researchers from the UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education are expanding their national effort to improve employment, education and community integration for students and […]

UNC Charlotte Sets Enrollment Record with More Than 30,000 Students North Carolina’s urban research university is now the second-largest institution in the UNC System CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 21, 2020 – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is larger and more diverse than ever, according to enrollment figures announced today. The University welcomed approximately 4,000 […]

UNC Charlotte Appoints Diversity and Inclusion Leader Professor Cheryl Waites Spellman to Lead Efforts CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 8, 2020 – UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber announced today the appointment of UNC Charlotte Professor Cheryl Waites Spellman, Ed.D., to the role of interim special assistant to the chancellor for diversity and inclusion, effective Sept. 16. […]

UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate Issues State of Housing in Charlotte Update Demand for housing in Charlotte region remains strong despite COVID-19 pandemic CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 23, 2020) – After seeing a drop in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, single-family home sales in the Charlotte region are surging back, […]

N.C. Economic Forecast: Recovery could take years The North Carolina economy experienced its biggest decline since the Great Depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 28, 2020 ­– Just three months ago, the United States was seeing its longest economic expansion on record, a period of growth that started in 2010 and […]

UNC Charlotte Receives External Review of April 30, 2019, Campus Shooting CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 29, 2020 – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has received the external review it commissioned of the April 30, 2019, shootings that took the lives of Reed Parlier and Riley Howell and injured four other students in the […]

UNC Charlotte Welcomes 11th Class of Prestigious Levine Scholarship Program Twenty-one Levine Scholars awarded merit-based scholarships CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 11, 2020 – Twenty-one young leaders from across the United States have been selected as the 11th class of UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program, the University’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship. Valued at approximately $105,000 per […]

UNC Charlotte Center City Named in Honor of Philip L. and Lisa Lewis Dubois The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City honors the legacy of retiring Chancellor and First Lady CHARLOTTE, N. C. – May 4, 2020 – UNC Charlotte is recognizing the legacy of retiring Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and First Lady Lisa […]

MEDIA ADVISORY April 30, 2020 Campus Coverage Thursday, April 30 marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic events that took place on UNC Charlotte’s campus. As the day approaches, we are focused on the remembrance of Reed Parlier and Riley Howell and honoring Drew Pescaro, Emily Houpt, Rami Alramadhan, Sean DeHart, and all the students […]