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How this UNC Charlotte art professor found inspiration from NC to Ghana

Categories: News, Research Tags: Art & Art History

The Charlotte Observer explores the work of Professor of Ceramics Lydia Thompson in a feature story by Liz Bertrand.

Dance Professor Awarded NC Choreographic Fellowship by Trillium Arts

Categories: News, Research Tags: Dance

Assistant Professor of Dance Ashley Tate is one of three choreographers to receive a 2025-26 North Carolina Choreographic Fellowship from Trillium Arts. The two-week fellowship will provide Tate and a group of four dancers with financial support, lodging and studio space at the Trillium Arts campus in Mars Hill, North Carolina, in June 2026. “Trillium […]

MUD Graduate Is Ready to Address Urban Challenges through Design

Categories: News Tags: Architecture

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Urban Design degree is unique in North Carolina.

Music Students’ Research Brings Unknown Composers to Light

Categories: News, Research Tags: Music

Music students Abigail Roscoe and Will Wiand were OUR Summer Research Scholars.

Advancing the Use of Generative AI in Architectural Research

Categories: News, Research Tags: Architecture

Architecture Professor Sabri Gokmen mentored two OUR Summer Research Scholars.

Following a Teacher’s Footsteps

Categories: News Tags: Dance

Dance student Niya Kerr graduates on August 9.

Violin Professor’s New Album Celebrates Spanish Music

Categories: News, Research Tags: Music

David Russell’s “Andalusian Legacy” reflects nearly two decades of engagement with the music and culture of southern Spain.

Theatre Alumna Wins National Teaching Award

Categories: News Tags: Theatre

KoKo Thornton ’97 received a 2025 Inspiring Teacher Award from The Broadway League.

CoA+A Dean Named President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Categories: News Tags: Architecture, COA+A

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has announced that José L.S. Gámez, dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, will serve as the organization’s 2025-26 president.  Founded in 1912, ACSA is an international association of architecture schools that represents approximately 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 architecture students. ACSA members include all […]

Students’ Artworks Decorate New Bojangles Headquarters

Categories: News Tags: Art & Art History

The Charlotte-based chicken and biscuit company commissioned works from 14 UNC Charlotte illustration students.