General News
Ogundiran receives First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal
Akin Ogundiran, a Chancellor’s Professor and professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology and History, is the 2021 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award, in recognition of excellence in research.
Leading in degree completion
At UNC Charlotte, African American students are graduating at a rate higher than any time in the University’s history — especially in STEM majors.
Looking closer at the history of Black education in Charlotte
A project led by a UNC Charlotte doctoral candidate along with local high school students and experts is tracing the history of the Black educational experience in Charlotte and finding wisdom in the past to apply to the issues of today.
March 2021: Celebrate Women’s History Month at UNC Charlotte
UNC Charlotte invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater Charlotte community to celebrate Women’s History Month.
Alum John Tobias talks with the Boston Globe about diversifying the field of sports analytics
As John Tobias ‘94, a senior analytical statistician for ESPN, surveys the growing field of sports analytics, he sees only opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds. His conviction is so strong that he’s returned to UNC Charlotte as a sports analytics lecturer in the School of Data Science with a hope to ignite in students an interest in sports analytics careers — and is hoping to see more students of color enroll in the courses he teaches.
Uplifting, uniting and empowering the Black community at UNC Charlotte: The origins and legacy of the Black Student Union
February 8, 1969, marked the first anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre, where South Carolina Highway Patrol officers shot and killed three Black protesters and injured 28 others.
Africana Studies researchers explore complexity of the Black experience
UNC Charlotte Department of Africana Studies faculty and affiliate researchers lead in the exploration of the African Diaspora, experiences of people around the world descended from native Africans.
Scholarship, Research, Activism: A brief history of UNC Charlotte’s Africana Studies Department
Today, the Africana Studies Department carries on the spirit and scholarship of its predecessor, the Black Studies Program, serving not only as a resource for research and academic excellence but also an agent of change.
Men with failing grades in high school have the same leadership opportunities as women with straight A’s
New research on gender inequality indicates that fewer leadership prospects in the workplace apply even to women who show the most promise early on in their academic careers.
Why We Need Africana Studies
Julia Jordan-Zachery, professor and chair of Africana Studies, offers her perspective on “Why We Need Africana Studies.”