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News Items from UNC Greensboro

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News Items from UNC Greensboro

cartoon of Minerva and Spiro at the Thanksgiving dinner table

Thanksgiving Day 2020 – just like everything else this year – will certainly be different. A carefully-planned, light-speed grocery trip for ingredients. An intimate meal with those you live with. An outdoor, masked “hello” to a neighbor. Virtual meals with relatives. Hand sanitizer galore. A re-imagined holiday presents a perfect opportunity to create new traditions […]

We are aware of the recent story in Triad City Beat on Nov. 23 related to allegations of sexual misconduct by Preston Lane, who formerly worked as a part-time lecturer in our College of Visual and Performing Arts. Our team has been actively investigating these concerns as they relate to his presence at UNCG since […]

Sylvia and Norman “Norm” Samet are the 2020 recipients of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Triad Chapter’s Outstanding Philanthropist-Greensboro Award.

“Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do.” Those words that Adrienne Crosby’s father told her as a little girl have helped guide her throughout her life – as a member of the U.S. Army, as a wife, as a mom to twin boys, and as a neonatal intensive care unit nurse. […]

Of the nearly 2,000 nominations submitted for the eighth annual 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award, two UNC Greensboro alumni have been named semifinalists for the award. Brian McMath ’96 BM, ’10 MM and Donald Walter ’94 BM, ’12 MM are among the 25 semifinalists for this national award, representing both North Carolina and Guilford County […]

Last year, more than 30% of Spartans were first-generation college students, meaning they are the first in their families to attend a four-year institution. To celebrate this community on campus, “First G at the G” is a week-long series of events that takes place Nov. 2-8, with programming designed to help first-generation students connect with […]

UNC Greensboro’s Ashby College Haunted House returns for its 26th year this Halloween season, but scare-seekers can now enjoy the tradition as a first-person walkthrough video from home. The haunted house is put on each year by residents of Ashby Residential College, an inclusive two-year program that offers a unique living and learning environment for […]

Ebonie Jones ’19 MSE has wanted to be a teacher since she was a young girl. While most kids her age looked forward to the weekend, Jones looked forward to going to school each day. To her, learning was exciting, and she credits her teachers for making school a great place to be. “I want […]

Ebonie Jones standing in front of her classroom

School is back in session, but the pandemic continues. As a result, teachers across the country are conducting their classrooms online in what is likely the most challenging fall of their careers. How do you keep elementary-aged children engaged through a screen? How can you teach the performing arts or a foreign language without being […]

Austin Moore wearing a face covering standing in front of Curry.

Since 1914, UNC Greensboro’s Student Government Association (SGA) has made an impact on the campus community by serving as a voice for the student body. This year has presented an entirely new challenge for SGA: How can you engage and advocate for students during a socially-distanced semester? When senior political science major Austin Moore ran […]