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Dr. Lynne Conner, chair of the Department of Theatre, will join a panel addressing civic engagement and the arts as part of a conference in Los Angeles hosted by Zocalo Public Square. The conference, What Can the World Teach California about Arts Engagement?, is funded by the James Irvine Foundation and takes place on June […]

Dr. Andrew Hartley, the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Theatre, was recently interviewed by CNN reporter Frank Pallotta for an article addressing the controversy surrounding the Public Theater production of Julius Caesar in New York City. The production, directed by Oskar Eustis, places Shakespeare’s tragedy in a contemporary setting, with […]

Maria Floren, a 2012 graduate of the Urban Design program at UNC Charlotte, has been awarded a grant for her proposal in the Knight Cities Challenge. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation tasked participants to develop ideas that will make their cities more successful. The Knight Foundation divided five million dollars in grants […]

UNC Charlotte is pleased to announce that the family of Roderick MacKillop, a former professor in the Department of Art & Art History, has established three endowments at the University in his memory. The endowment funds will support student scholarships and a bi-annual exhibition of alumni work in the Department of Art & Art History, […]

The UNC Charlotte Department of Music is partnering with the Charlotte New Music Festival to present a composers workshop and series of concerts June 19 – July 1. Founded in 2012 by UNC Charlotte music alumna Elizabeth Kowalski, the Charlotte New Music Festival brings together emerging and established composers and professional musicians for two intensive […]

Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley has a new book, published by Tor Teen and released on June 6. Firebrand is the second novel in Hartley’s Steeplejack young adult (YA) series, set in a 19th-century South African-inspired fantasy world. Steeplejack received glowing reviews and has been nominated for the International Thriller Writers best YA […]

Dr. Lisa Homann, assistant professor of art history, will present a paper and chair a roundtable discussion at the 17th Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) Triennial Symposium on African Art, to be held August 9-12 at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana. Dr. Homann has been conducting research […]

The Office of Academic Affairs has announced that the College of Arts + Architecture Advising Program has been recognized with the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising for the 2016-17 academic year. The award will be conferred at a special reception in the fall. The mission of the College of Arts + Architecture […]

The School of Architecture announced the 2016-17 awards at a celebratory ceremony on graduation weekend, May 12, 2017. AIA Henry Adams Medal Undergraduate: Anna Anklin Graduate: Matt Allen AIA Certificate of Merit Award Undergraduate: Lucas Flint Graduate: Nazanin Modaresahmadi Alpha Rho Chi Bronze Medal Undergraduate: Anna Anklin Graduate: Emily Clodfelter Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) […]

Professor of Theatre Mark Pizzato and Department of Theatre Chair Lynne Conner will give scholarly presentations at international conferences in Hamburg, Germany; Paris, France; and Basel, Switzerland, in June. At the Performance Studies international conference, to be held in Hamburg June 8-11, Dr. Pizzato will present “Inner Theatre Spillover: Neuro-Performances in Temples and Churches.” Drawing […]