Media Advisories

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 […]

MEDIA ADVISORY UNC Charlotte Chancellor-elect Information Today, UNC System Interim President William L. Roper named Dr. Sharon L. Gaber as UNC Charlotte’s fifth Chancellor. UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees Chair, Michael L. Wilson, who led the search committee, shared this message with the campus community. Information about the Chancellor-elect can be found on the Chancellor-elect […]

North Carolina’s Economic Forecast: ‘Sluggish Growth’ for Remainder of 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – March 11, 2020 – John Connaughton, Barings Professor of Financial Economics at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, is forecasting an extended period of “sluggish growth” for the state’s economy in 2020. “The bump up to a 3% annual GSP [Gross State […]

April 30 Day of Remembrance to be Observed Virtually UNC Charlotte will live stream ‘United – A Remembrance Program CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 14, 2020 – Today, UNC Charlotte shared alternative plans for the remembrance events scheduled for April 30, 2020, due to the current stay-at-home environment. To observe the one-year anniversary of the events […]

UNC Charlotte School of Data Science Now Enrolling Students for Fall Data science will create an estimated 11.5 million jobs nationally by 2026 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – April 22, 2020 – UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science, North Carolina’s first undergraduate program in data science, is now enrolling undergraduate students for the fall semester. The program, […]