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The International Conference on Urban Education was a featured story in Diverse Issues in Higher Education.  They also featured the 2016 Outstanding Urban Teacher Award Winner, Princess Williams.  You can read both stories below. Article #1 – Feature Story on ICUE Article #2 – Story on Princess Williams

We are excited to announce that Dr. Chance Lewis was appointed to the Campaign for Black Male Achievement High School Excellence (HSE) Advisory Board. The CBMA High School Excellence Framework is to help Black Male Students Graduate On-Time, Meet State Standards for College/Career Readiness, Meet Proficiency levels on Career/Vocational Tests, Credentialing Requirements or ASVAB and […]

Dr. Chance Lewis was recognized this past Saturday, October 1st at the UNCC Charlotte 49ers football game. He was commended on his outstanding work on mentoring graduate students in the field of Urban Education. The award was presented by the Office of the Provost and the UNCC Athletic Department.

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 […]

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 […]