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Our graduate organization, Urban Educators for Change, which is advised by Dr. Lewis, has published their third annual newsletter. You can read it here.
The city of Charlotte will pay tribute to its Black male high school graduates in an inaugural baccalaureate service scheduled to take place next month at Johnson C. Smith University. You can read the entire article here.
Director, Dr. Chance W. Lewis and his doctoral students received an exclusive tour of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. We would like to thank the White House Initiative on HBCUs (Director, Dr. Ivory Toldson), housed in the U.S. Department of Education for serving as our official host. We also would like to […]
On Wednesday, February 24th, Professor Chance Lewis was honored as the recipient of the 2016 Harshini V. de Silva Award. This annual honor is presented to a faculty member who best exemplifies the commitment de Silva, a former UNC Charlotte professor, displayed to graduate student mentorship. You can read more about this award and the […]
The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte is pleased to continue our Urban Education Collaborative Distinguished Lecture Series. This Distinguished Lecture Series takes place each semester to enhance our academic community on key issues in the field of urban education. We are partnering with the Department of Reading and Elementary Education to welcome H. Richard […]
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative, was recently featured in the Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, for his co-edited book with Drs. Gail L. Thompson (Fayetteville State University) and Fred A. Bonner (Prairie View A&M University), entitled Reaching the Mountaintop of the Academy (IAP, 2015). To read this article, click […]
Our graduate organization, Urban Educators for Change, which is advised by Dr. Lewis, has published their second annual newsletter. You can read it here.
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Chance Lewis. He is the 2016 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. This prestigious award was established in memory of Dr. Harshini V. de Silva, an associate professor of biology, who was noted for her deep dedication to the academic and professional development of graduate […]
The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference on November 6th and 7th, 2015 at the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus (http://centercity.uncc.edu) in beautiful Charlotte, NC (http://www.charlottesgotalot.com). We are inviting you to be one of over 300 attendees from across the […]
The Urban Education Collaborative in the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is excited to announce its new partnership with the Dedication to Community (D2C) empowerment advocacy initiative to assist urban youth in expanding life opportunities for success. Dr. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative noted, “this partnership will […]
The Urban Education Collaborative and Dr. Lewis would like to congratulate Tempestt Adams, who is a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. program in urban education. On October 16th, Tempestt was honored by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Graduate School as 1 of 3 doctoral candidates from the University who received the prestigious Lucille […]
City Startup Labs (CSL) is establishing a Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurial Competency, Innovation and Leadership (CoE) at UNC Charlotte, in association with Ventureprise, a campus-based venture development organization. In partnership with the University’s Urban Education Collaborative, the CoE will research the effect that this education can have on young black men to address wealth […]