General News
UNC Charlotte receives 2022 HEED Award for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
UNC Charlotte has been recognized among the best in the nation for its outstanding diversity and inclusion efforts. The University is a recipient of the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Sharing the loss of Larry Mellichamp
Thomas Lawrence Mellichamp ’70, former director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, died Sept. 12.
A professor emeritus in the Biology Department, Mellichamp retired in 2014 after nearly four decades directing the development of the University’s Botanical Gardens. He completed a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University and went on to earn a doctorate in botany from the University of Michigan before returning to join the Charlotte faculty in 1976.
Key dates and important details for the 2022 midterm election season
The 2022 election season is underway. For the UNC Charlotte community, the 49er Democracy Experience offers a dynamic, nonpartisan platform for learning about and engaging in civic life.
Five Cool Things (September 2022)
Charlotte FC star and former Charlotte 49er Brandt Bronico ’17 scores big, two alumni are among America’s Most Influential and more.
Campus Construction Update, Sept. 2022
Campus continues to grow. Check out additions in the works, including a new Starbucks, The 49th Acre tailgate park and a new residence hall.
German Campus Week to focus on the Holocaust
The Department of Languages and Culture Studies, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, D.C., is co-sponsoring a series of movie screenings, talks and discussions investigating Holocaust crimes through the lens of history, arts and ethics.
Charlotte first stop for American tour of London museum exhibit ‘Nature Morte’
UNC Charlotte is the first American host for a stunning exhibition developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art in London.
‘Film Screen with a Dean’ to focus on racial injustice
A screening and discussion of “Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem” is scheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. The film provides historical context and examines America’s history of racist oppression in the criminal justice system.
This event is part of the “Film Screen with a Dean” series and is sponsored by Atkins Library and the Levine Museum of the New South, as part of its “What Is It Going to Take?” series.
Charlotte continues to rise in national rankings, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes recognize University
UNC Charlotte rose eight spots in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report rankings for undergraduate colleges and universities.
UNC Charlotte ranked among top employers in North Carolina by Forbes magazine
UNC Charlotte has been named to “America’s Best Employers by State” list by Forbes; the University ranked 44 out of the top 100 employers in North Carolina.