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Byron White

Member at Large
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
University of North Carolina Charlotte

Dr. Byron P. White is Associate Provost for Urban Research and Community Engagement at the University of North Carolina Charlotte where he oversees urbanCORE (Community-Oriented Research and Engagement), an office that connects university research to community assets. He began his career as a newspaper journalist, including as editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune and editor of the Tribune’s Urban Affairs Team. Between newspaper stints, he worked with community-based organizations in Cincinnati and Chicago’s West Side. He has a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in social science from the University of Chicago.