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In response to the positive feedback on the 2011 conference, “Charting your Path” – Strategies for Success in Academe, UNC Charlotte and N.C A&T State University jointly hosted a one-day conference highlighting Mid-Career Female Faculty Advancement on May 14th 2012 on the campus of N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. To learn more about […]

The NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education has published an article about the BRIDGES Academic Leadership for Women program, written by UNC Charlotte’s Cynthia Wolf Johnson and Charlynn Ross. Wolf Johnson is Associate Provost for Academic Services and Ross is Director of University Center for Academic Excellence. They co-authored the article with Chena Flood, […]

A faculty member who calls herself by the pseudonym “Female Science Professor” when writing her posts for The Chronicle of Higher Education’s online site and its Catalyst column talks about why she has inserted the adjective “Female” in her blog name, in the June 15, 2010 column. Her column has sparked reactions from other faculty […]

The sequencing of the soybean genome was announced in a paper published in the January 14, 2010 issue of the journal “Nature.” Authored by Jeremy Schmutz of the Joint Genome Institute and the HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center and 43 other researchers from 18 institutions — including UNC Charlotte professor Jessica Schlueter — the paper details […]

An article co-authored by ADVANCE Leadership Team member Kim Buch, UNC Charlotte Department of Psychology, and Diana Bilimoria of Case Western Reserve University, was published in the July/August 2010 edition of Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning. The article, The Search is On: Engendering Faculty Diversity through More Effective Search and Recruitment, considers ways that […]

Dr. Sally Haslanger, a scholar from MIT noted for her work on the metaphysics of race and gender, spoke on “Encountering Race in Life and Language” on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM in Cone University Center Room 112. Co-sponsors were UNC Charlotte ADVANCE, the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, […]

Leadership development and mentoring have been shown in numerous studies to be among the most successful ways to engage and help faculty members learn and grow. UNC Charlotte ADVANCE has intentionally focused attention on this type of career growth and leadership development offerings. The ADVANCE Faculty Affairs Office has scheduled its 2011-2012 programming, including: Mentoring […]

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE surveyed tenure-track faculty in April 2010 on their perception of the institutional climate and job satisfaction at UNC Charlotte. Results will inform the work of the university and its colleges, as well as UNC Charlotte ADVANCE.

Eight UNC Charlotte faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields will receive a total of $50,000 in Bonnie Cone Fellowships from the UNC Charlotte ADVANCE initiative to support their scholarship and leadership. “The Bonnie Cone Fellowships play a critical role in fulfilling UNC Charlotte’s efforts to recruit, retain and advance women faculty, particularly those […]

Six UNC Charlotte women faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines will receive 2010-2011 Bonnie Cone Fellowships from UNC Charlotte ADVANCE to support their scholarship and leadership. “The Bonnie Cone Fellowships are an important element in UNC Charlotte’s efforts to recruit, retain and advance women faculty, particularly those in STEM areas,” said Dr. Yvette […]