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Dr. John R. McNair, professor emeritus in the Department of English at UNC Charlotte, died on November 3, 2020, in Wilmington, North Carolina, as a result of unexpected complications following a medical procedure. He is survived by his sons, John McNair, Jr. and Michael McNair, and his daughter-in-law, Andrea McNair. Dr. McNair was born on […]

The 2020 U.S. presidential election results are dominating the national conversation. What can be learned from the animal kingdom about how animal societies make decisions and resolve conflict? College of Liberal Arts & Sciences researchers Alan Rauch, English; Stanley Schneider, Biological Sciences; and Lydia Light, Anthropology, offer their insights. Rauch earned degrees in zoology and […]

Professor Aaron Gwyn’s new novel. All God’s Children, has just been publish by Europa Editions. The novel is an historical epic that spans thirty years in the lives of three people – an illiterate frontiersman, a runaway teenage slave, and a gay young man fleeing scandal. All of the characters are searching for the kind […]

Congratulations to Dr. Lara Vetter, who has led the Department’s Graduate program with tireless energy and a spirit of integrity and progress, for being the recipient of the 2020 Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award. Vetter has sustained and elevated our graduate degree to one of the premier MA programs on campus. She has been instrumental […]

Lexi Reed, soon to graduate from English program, has been admitted into the prestigious Young Adult writing program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, VT. She will be working with Nova Ren Suma, author of Imaginary Girls (2011), The Walls Around Us (2015), and A Room Away from the Wolves (2018). Congratulations […]

Professor Lewis, named one of Charlotte’s 40 under 40, is featured in the most recent issue of Inside UNC Charlotte, take a look. Janaka Lewis – Literacy & Leadership for Girls and Women

The Department of English mourns the loss of Professor Emerita Mary T. Harper who was instrumental in developing African-American Studies in the department and across the university. Her energy, determination, and work eventually resulted in the Harvey Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture. For more infor mation about Prof. Harper visit here.

Congratulations to Janaka Bowman Lewis who has been selected as one of Charlotte’s to 40 individuals under 40. This signature awards program is sponsored by the Charlotte Business Journal and includes an impressive array of Charlotteans in virtually every walk of life. Now in its 27th year, turns a spotlight on 40 professionals — all […]

Congratulations to Prof. Paula Connolly who has been selected as one of three Bank of America Teaching Award finalists. Connolly research in Children’s and Young Adult Literature is nationally renowned. Her work as a teacher and educator has spanned many years and earned the admiration of her students and her colleagues.

In light of the events that are sweeping the nation, the English Department at UNC Charlotte stands in solidarity with our institutional partners in condemning the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and so many others. While denouncing these killings, we also acknowledge them to be only recent incidents in a […]