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Nadia Anderson, associate professor of architecture and urban design, has written the chapter, “Evaluating Student Learning: Engaging Experience to Create Agents of Change” (Ch. 25) in the new book, Public Interest Design Education Guidebook: Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies (ed. Lisa Abendroth and Bryan Bell), published by Routledge Press. The second volume in […]

Two teams from the School of Architecture have won top awards in the 2017-2018 Steel Design Student Competition hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The competition recognizes exceptional projects in two categories, one addressing affordable housing and the other for open submissions, that […]

Ming-Chun Lee, a professor in the School of Architecture’s Master of Urban Design program, has been named one of five inaugural fellows in the Niantic/Knight Fellows Program, a community engagement initiative by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Niantic, Inc., maker of the popular Pokémon GO game. The fellowship will support projects […]

Assistant Professor of Voice Carl DuPont’s new album, The Reaction, was recently released by Albany Records. The Reaction features songs by Black composers, most of which have never been recorded. Dr. Gregory Thompson of Winston-Salem State University is the pianist. The Reaction is one dimension of a long-term research project that began when Dr. DuPont, […]

The Department of Dance will host Brazilian artists Dandha Da Hora and Dendê Macêdo in residency September 9-21. During their time in Charlotte, they will teach classes at UNC Charlotte, Northwest School of the Arts, and the Harvey B. Gantt Center. Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia, Dandha Da Hora has been a member of […]

Director of Bands Shawn Smith recently led a conducting symposium in Tomar, Portugal, leading seven conductors, students and professionals, in a week-long series of seminars. The symposium concluded on August 25 with a concert in which Dr. Smith conducted the 120-piece Wind Orchestra of Medio Tejo. The program, presented in the 16th-century Convento de Cristo […]

CarlosAlexis Cruz, assistant professor of theatre, has been awarded a Global Connections “In the Lab” grant from the Theatre Communications Group (TCG). The $10,000 award will support a residency in Mexico City, where Cruz will continue his collaboration with Alicia Martinez-Alvarez and Laboratorio de La Máscara to develop his show, Pícaro. Inspired by the real-life […]

At UNC Charlotte we believe that the arts are a vital part of every child’s education. In partnership with the Cato College of Education, the College of Arts + Architecture prepares future teachers in visual art, dance, music, and theatre. The Department of Dance congratulates recent dance education graduates who are starting their first teaching […]

The Department of Music Faculty & Friends Concert Series will open August 28 with “Revolution & Revival,” a tribute to Nina Simone that features A Sign of the Times jazz band and the Madison Park String Quartet. The concert will take place at 7:30 pm in Rowe Recital Hall. A Sign of the Times (ASOTT) […]

The College of Arts + Architecture is pleased to welcome these new full-time faculty this fall: Department of Art & Art History Lydia Thompson, Chair & Professor Jessica Burke, Assistant Professor / Foundations Anna Kenar, Lecturer Cynthia Frank, Lecturer Department of Dance Kaustavi Sarkar, Assistant Professor Department of Music Jeremy Marks, Assistant Professor / Trombone […]