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Miss Betty Te "queen of Queens" has been a backbone of love and service for 60 years. By John Syme


20 Leading the Fight for the Right to


Broadband Access Te Center for Digital Equity at Queens University is working hard to make Charlotte the most digitally equitable community in America. By Keith Pierce


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A Lifetime of Giving Sandra Levine, life trustee, has spent decades making Queens ‘a jewel in Charlotte’s crown.’ By Page Leggett


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Verses Tat Connect Us Queens instructor Ada Limón is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. By Michelle Boudin


Under the Oaks Royal Spotlight Strengthening Queens Class Acts One Last Ting


ON THE COVER: Ada Limón, a creative writing instructor in the College of Arts & Sciences at Queens University of Charlotte, has been named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the Library of Congress.


Cover photo courtesy of Library of Congress Left photo credit: Amy Hart

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