Queens University

As part of the Winter Olympics, Team USA will slide across the ice headfirst on a sled on Friday in the skeleton race. The race will feature a former Queens University of Charlotte student.

The private institution merger will impact nearly 9,000 students and involve $2 billion in university assets.

Elon University announced Tuesday it applied to the American Bar Association for approval to launch a full-time, 2.5-year juris doctor law school in Charlotte.

Queens University of Charlotte is entering a year of major transition as federal funding cuts, enrollment struggles and the looming merger with Elon University converge to reshape the future of the century-old institution.

We look back on some of the biggest economic news of the year for the region. We also take a moment to consider what’s in store for the region in 2026.

Queens University of Charlotte plans to host a virtual meeting on Thursday to address alumni concerns. The meeting comes after Queens announced its plans to merge with Elon University.

There’s big higher education news in Charlotte this week. Queens University of Charlotte on Tuesday announced it’s merging with Elon University. To look at the business trends driving this merger and talk about other business news of the week, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

Elon University and Queens University of Charlotte announced Tuesday that they will merge ahead of next school year.

Amid recent federal funding cuts, a Charlotte group gathered Tuesday to bridge the digital divide by distributing more than 100 laptops to community members.

Some international graduates from Queens University of Charlotte received a message alerting them to new requirements around providing the government access to their social media profiles. The message comes after expanded guidelines from the Trump administration that are aimed at "vetting" international students.