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News Items from UNC Greensboro

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News Items from UNC Greensboro

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Rotha Ksa felt stuck. He had a good job at a manufacturing plant, but he soon realized that without a degree, there were few opportunities for upward mobility. Having gone to community college on and off for several years, he decided to transfer to UNC Greensboro. The transition was difficult, he says, but with the […]

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For many, July Fourth weekend is synonymous with fireworks, cookouts, and packed beaches. John Adams himself wrote that Independence Day should be celebrated with “pomp and parade” and “bonfires and illuminations.” But what’s often missing from our July Fourth celebrations are reflections and conversations about the history of American independence – the Continental Congress, the […]

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This summer, 18 Spartans are conducting research, preparing applications for graduate school, and learning all things academic professionalization as part of the annual UNCG-McNair Summer Research Institute. The UNCG-McNair Scholars Program, launched in 2017, is a federally-funded TRiO program designed to prepare undergraduate students for the pursuit of a PhD. The program is specifically for […]

Man with Olympic gear and Silver medal in front of campus building

Four years ago, alumnus Paul Chelimo barely placed onto the U.S. Olympic team. He went on to win the Olympic Silver Medal. This summer, he earned his way with a dominant first place finish. At the June 27 U.S. qualifying race in Oregon, he outpaced all competitors to book his ticket to the Summer Olympics […]

UNC Greensboro has an excellent track record of placing students in top graduate programs across the nation. UNCG alumni have landed at Georgetown, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, Tulane, and most recently, Yale. This fall, Jacqueline Sandoval ’21, a public health education alumna, will begin a Master of Public Health at Yale University, one of the […]

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UNC Greensboro held its inaugural Juneteenth celebration on Monday, June 21, at the Elliott University Center on campus. More than 150 students, faculty, and staff attended the event, which was co-sponsored by the UNCG Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, Chancellor’s Office, and Provost’s Office. The movement to recognize Juneteenth at […]

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UNC Greensboro has been named a regional winner of the 2021 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). As a regional winner, UNCG will compete for the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, which will be announced in November. Other finalists for the award […]

A major new artwork by Sheena Rose ’16 MFA will grace the Weatherspoon Art Museum atrium this spring and summer.

For three weeks in May, a group of eight UNC Greensboro students forged metals, split shingles, conducted paint analysis, and learned all things historic preservation. The annual historic preservation field school, led by Professor Emerita Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, provides students the opportunity to learn the fundamental principles of historic preservation and architectural conservation. The course […]

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UNC Greensboro stands out for its commitment to undergraduate research. Students build close relationships with faculty and work alongside them in their labs, in the field, or in archives. It’s a transformative experience that opens up countless opportunities. Just ask Aran Garnett-Deakin. A 2020 human development and family studies graduate, Garnett-Deakin worked on multiple research projects […]

Photo of Mikes Jones smiling at podium during press conference

Mike Jones is still unpacking. After a decade settled in one job, pulling up stakes to move to a new office in a new city in a new league means, well, there’s a lot to unpack. But the office itself doesn’t really matter all that much to Jones, so there’s no hurry to empty the […]