Scholarship and Academic Life

On April 23, Andrew Hartley, the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Theatre, will have his 23rd book, “Impervious,” published.Hartley is an internationally respected Shakespeare scholar and an expert, in particular, on Julius Caesar. Outside of academic circles, though, he is better known as A.J. Hartley—or in some cases Andrew Hart—a New York Times best-selling author of mystery, thriller and fantasy novels for children and adults.

Patrick Bounds and Marc Duemmler, Mechanical Engineering students in the Lee College of Engineering, recently were awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Betsabe Rojas, a first-generation college student, leverages her immigrant culture to pursue a career in foreign affairs.

Lee Gray, architectural historian and senior associate dean for academic advising in the College of Arts + Architecture, has published his 200th article for Elevator World magazine, a leading international trade journal for the vertical transportation industry. Gray began writing a monthly column in 2003.

UNC Charlotte biology doctoral student Nicole Stott has been selected as a graduate student ambassador for the American Physiological Society (APS). 

UNC Charlotte earned a 2020-21 Military Friendly Schools Bronze Award recently for its commitment to military service members, veterans and their dependents.

Jeremiah Canty ’19 found the right fit at UNC Charlotte. The Belk College of Business marketing major wanted to attend college in a metropolitan area that not only offered his major but that had a diverse population.

A new program is connecting UNC Charlotte experts with school counselors in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to provide professional development in designing curriculum for critical classroom lessons.

“Cartographer,” a film by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis was screened recently at the Northern Norway Art Museum in Tromsø, Norway.The 45-minute film is about the life and activism of the Sámi artist and poet Hans Ragnar Mathisen, one of the most significant artists of the Arctic region. An artist talk with Ranis and Mathisen followed the screening.

The robust job market experienced nationally in major job centers, such as Charlotte and Raleigh, has led individuals to pursue online degrees at a higher rate than face-to-face enrollment, as this allows students to more easily attend college while working. Between 2012 and 2016, graduate enrollment in exclusively online programs increased by approximately 28 percent while online undergraduate enrollment increased by 9.5 percent, according to EAB.