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MEDIA ADVISORY UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate to release 2021 Charlotte housing report Wednesday Research report examines the pandemic’s impact on owner-occupied and rental housing in the Charlotte region over the past year What: UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business and the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) will release the […]

UNC Charlotte Appoints Inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Brandon Wolfe, Ph.D., will serve on the Chancellor’s Cabinet and direct Charlotte’s efforts to create an accessible, inclusive and equitable climate CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 22, 2021 – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has appointed Brandon L. Wolfe, Ph.D., as associate vice […]

Forecast: Delta variant slowing economic growth in North Carolina Belk College Economist John Connaughton says the state’s hospitality and leisure sector continues to struggle. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 15, 2021 – COVID-related restrictions are likely to slow economic growth in North Carolina for the remainder of the year, according to John Connaughton, director of the […]

UNC Charlotte Sets Historic Enrollment Record Charlotte sees a continued rise in enrollment throughout the ongoing pandemic CHARLOTTE, N.C., – Sept. 14, 2021 – The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has enrolled 30,448 students for the fall 2021 semester, setting a University enrollment record for the third consecutive year. Throughout the ongoing pandemic, Charlotte […]

UNC Charlotte’s Pandemic Response Receives 2021 AASCU Excellence and Innovation Award CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 17, 2021 – The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named UNC Charlotte among its 2021 winners of its Excellence and Innovation Awards in recognition of the University’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The University was […]

Phi Beta Kappa Approves Chapter for UNC Charlotte University joins elite group of U.S. colleges and universities in the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 11, 2021 – Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, has approved a chapter for UNC Charlotte. The University joins an […]

UNC Charlotte Launches School of Professional Studies for Adult Learners New school addresses the region’s needs for a highly trained professional workforce CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 4, 2021 – UNC Charlotte’s new School of Professional Studies will harness the University’s expertise in delivering high-quality and flexible online learning to become the premier choice for working […]

$11.5 Million Gift from The Leon Levine Foundation Extends UNC Charlotte’s Transformative Levine Scholars Program Leon and Sandra Levine’s latest gift to the selective merit-based scholarship program makes the Levine Foundation the largest cumulative donor in University history CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 3, 2021 – The Levine Scholars Program at UNC Charlotte will continue to […]

UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees Announces Three New Leaders and Three Reappointments CHARLOTTE, N.C. – July 1, 2021 – The UNC Board of Governors appointed three new leaders to UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1. Alumna Wendy Grubbs ’83, consultant and former Citigroup managing director and former special assistant to President George W. […]

Inaugural Social Justice Scholarship Recipients Use Architecture, Dance to Advocate for Diversity and Inclusivity First recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association Scholarship for Social Justice named CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 9, 2021 – Two UNC Charlotte students, Abena Atiemo and Melinda Erickson, have been named the inaugural recipients of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association […]