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The inaugural Julius Chambers Day will be held on Oct. 6, 2023, at 9 a.m., at Julius Chambers High School in Charlotte, N.C. The event will honor the life and legacy of Julius Chambers, a prominent civil rights attorney who devoted his life to fighting for justice and equality. The day will feature special archives […]

Byron P. White, Ed.D., associate provost for Urban Research and Community Engagement among five members of UNC Charlotte faculty/staff named to Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. Who’s Who in Black Charlotte, an entity of Real Times Media, documents the positive achievements of Black Charlotteans who are making outstanding contributions to the communities and organizations they […]

West Charlotte will soon be home to a for-profit, cooperative grocery store. A capital campaign to fund the $10 million cost of the co-op on West Boulevard and Clanton Road has been given a notable boost with funding commitments from key public funding sources, most significantly Mecklenburg County, the project’s longest-standing supporter and partner. In […]

Community engagement is a core part of UNC Charlotte’s mission to educate and train the next generation of engaged scholars who will make an impact in the community. If you are an instructor interested in integrating community engagement content into your courses, urbanCORE, UNC Charlotte’s hub for engaged scholarship, has a number of resources that […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance, a unit of UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE, in partnership with the Women’s Intercultural Exchange (https://www.wi-ce.net), will host its second “Taking Space Without Apology: A Women and Girls Leadership Café” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 16, at UNC Charlotte’s Popp Martin Student Union. This year’s themes will center on […]

Established in 2006, the Women + Girls Research Alliance (W+GRA) provides the UNC Charlotte community a space to focus on crucial research and education on women’s issues. Their work focuses on civic and political engagement, economic security and violence against women. The alliance is a unit of Charlotte’s urbanCORE, which focuses on the challenges preventing […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance (W+GRA) is excited to announce a call for proposals for projects that emphasize community partnerships and community-engaged research activities, that addresses the critical areas of mental health and wellness, economic security/mobility, and equity in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The W+GRA invites UNC Charlotte faculty to submit proposals from September […]

written by Janice Mukhia UNC Charlotte offers diverse opportunities and programs to keep students educationally stimulated throughout the summer. Most recently, it partnered with the McClintock Partners in Education (McPIE), an outreach initiative of Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte, to host a field trip for 55 sixth grade students and chaperones as part of its […]

Female Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students harbor fears about two realities of modern-day public education, according to a women and girls study at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Those fears center around shootings and issues on school buses. The study also says female students want greater access to mental health services in schools. “It’s important for […]

The Women + Girls Research Alliance , a unit of UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE, unveiled key findings on issues impacting women and girls across the Charlotte metropolitan region. The alliance presented its findings during the “Taking Space Without Apology: A Women and Girls Leadership Café Data Report Luncheon” held on June 19, 2023 at the Popp […]