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Marshall, Pando, Webb Receive Master’s Thesis Honors
   November 28, 2022
Sylvia Marshall (far left), History, Alexandra Pando, Anthropology, and Eric Webb, Meteorology, each were selected for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award for 2022. Marshall’s thesis won in the Humanities and Fine Arts category. Her thesis, "Nourishing the Movement: Georgia Gilmore’s Club from Nowhere during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-...

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A2i Series Taps Region's Top Business Leaders
   November 21, 2022
Nov. 16 marked the completion of Charlotte’s Fall 2022 Accelerate to Industry (A2i) series, six information-packed sessions on vital career preparation topics led by executives of some of the region’s most prominent businesses. The series, sponsored by the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL), is a workforce development program that allows graduate students to explore diverse career...

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Charlotte Women in STEM Inspire Future Innovators
   November 8, 2022
Faculty and alumni STEM experts are actively recruiting talented women and girls to enter STEM fields to improve research and business outcomes.  In this UNC Charlotte feature, “Researchers and Alumni Inspire New Generations of Women STEM Professionals,” writer Sonja Barisic focuses on the remarkable accomplishments of four Charlotte STEM leaders. Read more in Women in STEM.

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UNC Charlotte Rises in World Research Rankings
   November 8, 2022
In a 2023 report from The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UNC Charlotte's prominence for research and academic excellence is growing, placing among the top 114 U.S. universities and 33 spots above the last survey.  Read more in Inside UNC Charlotte.  

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Charlotte Graduate Programs Rank High Nationally in Diverse 100
Ranking lists Charlotte graduate degrees among top programs
   October 28, 2022
UNC Charlotte is again recognized for its commitment to helping students from historically underrepresented groups earn graduate and undergraduate degrees. In its 2022 Diverse 100 rankings, the news magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education listed UNC Charlotte graduate programs in the top 10 in two categories and No. 3 among North Carolina-based universities in all master’s degrees combined...

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Brotherton, Scholes Awarded 2021-22 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
   September 26, 2022
Two students in the College of Liberal Arts...

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Meet Erin Basinger
   September 19, 2022
Erin Basinger, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies.  Learn more about her, why she loves teaching, and the advice she has for students in Inside UNC Charlotte.

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UNC Charlotte Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
   September 19, 2022
UNC Charlotte was recently recognized among the best in the nation for its diversity and inclusion efforts in the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.  Read more at Inside UNC Charlotte.

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Graduate students and staff in Center for Graduate Life and Learning space
Inside Look: The Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) Unveils New Space
The CGLL organizes community-building events & professional development to enhance student success.
   September 13, 2022
Last week, the Center for Graduate Life and Learning (CGLL) unveiled its new space in Atkins Library, Room 149, across from the Career Center. The CGLL provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with personal and professional support to ensure their future success. Their services and programming focus on helping students refine and strengthen five core competencies proven to enhance...

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Better Mentors Build Better Research
Class Strengthens Mentoring Skills
   September 12, 2022
Since 2019, hundreds of Charlotte graduate faculty have taken steps to strengthen the university’s research output by strengthening their mentoring skill through the Graduate School’s Mentor Training program. Based on the evidence-based practices developed by the Center for Improved Mentoring Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin, Charlotte’s mentor training is part of...

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