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UNC Charlotte Receives National Diversity Award for Second Consecutive Year
UNC Charlotte has received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This is the second year in a row Charlotte has earned this national honor recognizing colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Bojangles CEO Participates in Belk College Speaker Series
As he joined Belk College of Business Interim Dean Dolly King on stage for a C-Suite Speaker Series chat at UNC Charlotte, Bojangles President and CEO Jose Armario asked the student audience what time it was.
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University Serving as Regional Hub for NCInnovation
UNC Charlotte will play a leading role as one of four regional hubs for NCInnovation, a nonprofit organization designed to accelerate research, innovation and commercialization statewide. NCI will receive a $500 million endowment through the General Assembly’s allocation of $250 million in each year of the current biennium.
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UNC Charlotte Now Among Top 100 Public Universities in U.S.
For the first time in its history, UNC Charlotte has achieved a coveted position among the nation’s top 100 public universities, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings, which were released Monday, Sept. 18. The new national ranking also places Charlotte as one of the fastest-rising institutions in the nation, […]
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W. Frank Dowd IV and Roddey Dowd Jr. Receive Distinguished Service Award
W. Frank Dowd IV and Roddey Dowd Jr. are the 2023 recipients of the UNC Charlotte Distinguished Service Award. Frank Dowd is president of the Dowd Foundation and chairman of the board of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry; Roddey Dowd serves as vice chairman of the company and director on the Dowd Foundation Board. They were […]
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Charlotte Recognized in 2023 International Impact Rankings
UNC Charlotte was recognized recently by Times Higher Education for its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UNC Charlotte ranked in six categories and among the top 12 for U.S. universities in three categories.
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UNC Charlotte Introduces NC’s First Battery Research Center
UNC Charlotte introduced government officials, and economic development and industry partners to two growing research areas of focus: predicting health and environmental risk and next-generation battery research during a recent open house.
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Gift to Amplify Charlotte’s National Impact on Literacy Instruction
UNC Charlotte’s Cato College of Education, a leader in literacy instruction and research, has been selected by the Mebane Foundation to help continue its legacy of supporting innovation in literacy education in North Carolina and beyond through a five-year grant and potential endowment of up to $23 million.
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Taiwanese EV Executives Tour UNC Charlotte
A delegation of 16 Taiwanese electric vehicle executives received an inside look at how UNC Charlotte is building a talent pipeline and creating innovation for the state and region’s emerging electric vehicle industry during a recent campus tour.
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Niners Named to Business NC Power List
UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber and several University alumni and board members are on the 2023 Business North Carolina Power List. Gaber, recognized for the third consecutive year in the education category, told the publication her biggest inspiration has been her mom.