This Week in LANG 4/14/2025

April 14, 2025

Categories: Community Events, Cultural Events, General Events, General News, Information Session Tags: 2025, witness in residence

In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: Virtual T 10-12, W 1-3, R 3-5**

Dear colleagues,

Thank you for your kindness on Friday. I was very lucky to fall backwards and not forwards on the steps from Atkins to Halton Arena. I will work remotely this week.

Dates and Events this Week

April 15

Witness in Residence: Ali Shaw presentation, 4:30 pm

Looking Ahead Dates and Events Spring 2025

April 29

Legal Training: Academic Freedom and Institutional Neutrality:

What You Can Say (and What the University Can’t), 12:00 pm -1:00 pm via Zoom, RSVP: via this form

April 30

Day of Remembrance

May 1

Reading Day, Department Meeting

May 10

Commencement, 10 am, CHESS

Information for Faculty and Staff

Legal Workshop: Academic Freedom and Institutional Neutrality:

What You Can Say (and What the University Can’t)

What speech does academic freedom protect? Does institutional neutrality affect how you teach, research, or speak out? This session breaks down the scope of these principles, when they matter, and how both are being tested in today’s higher ed climate. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your rights, the University’s responsibilities, and where questions remain about the boundaries of both in 2025 and beyond.

Presenters: Jesh Humphrey, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and General Counsel, and Sarah Edwards, Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 12:00 pm -1:00 pm via Zoom (link will be provided to registrants)

Please RSVP via this form.

CHESS Zoom & Learn: Globally Networked Learning & Study Abroad
Looking for an easy-access and low-cost experience to enhance your students’ international awareness and cross-cultural competence? Providing your students with direct contact with students from other countries without leaving Charlotte? Consider the Globally Networked Learning program facilitated by the Office of International Programs. In this Zoom and learn, the presenters will discuss how to start a GNL project, how does GNL compare to traditional study abroad, and the support that is provided by the Office of International Programs. April 29, 1-2 pm, register, join

Niner Gives in April

If you plan to give to UNC Charlotte in April during the Niner Gives Campaign, please consider designating your contribution to our department.

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CORE Series RPT Narrative Workshop
Draw on your values, goals and accomplishments to develop the story of your work. The RPT Narrative Workshop, led by urbanCORE’s Holly Middleton, is scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 9, Sycamore Building, Room 306.

A New Look Is Coming to UNC Charlotte’s Website
UNC Charlotte is launching a redeveloped website beginning Sunday, April 13, as the first step of a phased rollout designed to improve user experience, accessibility and visual design.

Phase 1 includes a new homepage (charlotte.edu), a reorganized hub for academic programmatic information (academics.charlotte.edu) and a new undergraduate admissions site ( admissions.charlotte.edu).
Phases 2-4 will follow incrementally through 2026.

Upcoming Events

Day of Remembrance
Niner Nation will honor the lives of Reed Parlier and Riley Howell and our survivors with a wreath laying at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, at the Constellation Garden memorial outside the Kennedy Building.