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Music Students Sing Professionally in Opera Carolina’s Educational Production
Opera tours to area schools and community centers.

Architecture Students Win Award in U.S. DOE Photo Contest
Picture of algae-based concrete receives national recognition.

College Announces New Associate Dean for Research
Dean José Gámez has appointed Professor of Art History Jae Emerling the new associate dean for research in the College of Arts + Architecture. Emerling assumes the position with the start of the spring 2025 semester. The associate dean for research serves as the dean’s senior research officer and works to advance the mission of […]

Threads through Time: 60 Years of Art at Charlotte
When he first began to research the history of UNC Charlotte’s art department, the thing that struck Professor of Art History Jim Frakes the hardest was not what he found, but what had been lost. In the ephemeral digital world, links on websites and online articles often led to “page not found.” Even more distressing, […]

New Book by Architecture Faculty Amplifies Diverse Voices
“Margin & Text” was published by Princeton Architectural Press in November.

Designing with Empathy
Non-traditional student Jessica Franco’s work is informed by her peer mentorship.

Connections Across Cultures
International graduate student Amir Heydarpour receives his M.Arch. this month.

Inspiring Love for Life through Music
MJR Jazz Scholar Adam Kallestad is ready to teach the next generation.

Advocating through Art for the Wellbeing of Our Planet
MacKillop Scholar Zoe Turner graduates this semester with a BFA in Art and minors in art history and theatre.

Professor Explores Repair as a Design Tool in Places Journal Essay
An essay by Assistant Professor of Architecture Kyle Spence is included in a series of “Field Notes” published this fall in Places Journal. Founded in 1983, Places Journal is a leading national platform for public scholarship on contemporary architecture, landscape, and urbanism. Spence’s “Repair as a Paradigm for Design and Community Healing,” appears in the […]