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2023

Level-up with Our Online Programs
   February 17, 2023
Develop new skills, level-up your career with flexible, affordable online programs.

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2021

Alumni Spotlight: Laytora Dash
   July 7, 2021
Laytora Dash recounts her time in the AIG graduate certificate program.

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UNC Charlotte’s B.A. in Sociology Now Available Online
   June 4, 2021
UNC Charlotte expands its online bachelor’s degree completion programs this fall with the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology: Concentration in Organizations, Occupations, and Work.

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Lead Faculty Members of AIG program Recognized Nationally for Contributions to the Field
   May 25, 2021
Lead faculty members, Drs. Michael S. Matthews and Cindy M. Gilson were both recognized for excellence and contributions to the field of gifted and talented learning in 2020. Dr. Matthews is the Program Director for the M.Ed. in Special Education concentration in Academically or Intellectually Gifted. Dr. Gilson is the Program Director for the Graduate Certificate in Academically or Intellectually Gifted and Co-Director of the Education Honors Program.

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Student Spotlight: Elisha Rearick
   May 4, 2021
Elisha Rearick is a current student in the M.Ed. in Special Education and Child Development concentration in Academically or Intellectually Gifted program. Currently a talent development teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, she works with gifted and advanced students and their teachers to help provide challenging content for students at a Title I school.

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Jasmine Rezapour Bishop works her way through the Learning, Design and Technology program and sets sights on doctorate
   April 6, 2021
With a passion for gamification and game-based learning, Jasmine Rezapour Bishop works her way through her master's in Learning, Design and Technology and is accepted into the doctoral program. She hopes to help shape the way students are instructed to foster a better understanding of concepts through new methodology.

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U.S. News & World Report ranks UNC Charlotte Distance Education programs among those top in the nation
   January 26, 2021
In the 2021 rankings for Best Colleges from U.S. News & World Report, UNC Charlotte Distance Education was ranked nationally for its online programs and among the top 10 for online special education programs.

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2020

Brian Ring: Respiratory Therapist, Scholar, Educator and Researcher
   November 12, 2020
Interview with Brian Ring, alumni of both the BSRT and the MSRC programs, clinical assistant professor.

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Drs. Glass and Miller bring passion and life-long dedication to race, anti-racism education
   June 30, 2020
Drs. Tehia Starker Glass and Erin Miller co-designed the courses for the Anti-Racism in Urban Education Grad. Cert. in 2014-2015 to fill a gap in curriculum for the program.

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Quality Matters for Students Program
   June 3, 2020
Students in the Quality Matters for Students program aid UNC Charlotte faculty in the development of online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kathy Jordan
   May 4, 2020
Dr. Kathy Jordan has a passion for clinical nursing practice and teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. She is currently developing an online post-master’s Emergency Nurse Practitioner program and has been a part of the University for 15 years.

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Respiratory therapy students aiding coronavirus response
   April 23, 2020
Students from the respiratory therapy and care programs aid in coronavirus response.

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Niner Nation Cares
   April 22, 2020
UNC Charlotte created a resource for members of Niner Nation housing the answers and support you need, all in one place.

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: DR. FLORENCE MARTIN
   April 3, 2020
Dr. Florence Martin is a champion for online learning. She is a professor and program coordinator for our Ed.D. concentration in Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) program, program director for our PCER in University and College Teaching and has been with the University for six years. She is passionate about her students and the role education plays in their lives. “I believe that ‘to teach is to touch and change a life forever,’” she said.

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NEW NAME, SAME AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM
   February 11, 2020
The Learning, Design and Technology program, formerly Instructional Systems Technology, underwent a change in name to reflect current trends in the field and better represent the program’s focus.

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