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UNCG goes online
On Monday, March 23, nearly 19,000 UNC Greensboro students made the transition to fully online learning. There are now 570 online classes, taught by 385 faculty members. During the first week of online instruction, there were more than 2,500 Zoom meetings – totaling nearly 17,000 hours – and more than 3 million page views on […]
Mental health and COVID-19
The COVID-19 epidemic has caused another public health concern: a rise in mental health issues. During this time of uncertainty, people are experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety, and even depression, and living in isolation only compounds these mental health struggles. In the Q&A below, Dr. Jennifer Whitney, director of the Counseling Center at UNC […]
Building community in the arts
It’s a residence hall unlike any other. A hallway of practice rooms. A computer lab for music composition and design. A dance studio and visual art studio. And hundreds of student artists creating and collaborating. UNC Greensboro’s Cone Residence Hall is home to Studio 91, a new living community for students who share a common […]
UNCG honored for first-gen student success
UNC Greensboro is among a cohort of academic institutions nationwide being recognized for their commitment to supporting first-generation students. UNCG joins 76 other institutions in the cohort and is one of three North Carolina universities to receive the designation this year. The Center for First-generation Student Success made the announcement March 2. The center is […]
Believe in the G raises over $1 million
This year’s Believe in the G event, the University’s annual day of giving, raised a record-breaking $1,049,877 thanks to the more than 1,000 gifts from alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of UNC Greensboro. The funds raised – which represent a nearly 50% increase from last year – will be used to support student scholarships, […]
Superlative! Renée Fleming at the G
Opera singers and classical singers are the “power lifters of singing,” says Renée Fleming. They have to project, without amplification, through orchestras and choruses, all the way to the back of the house. And through her masterclass and her sublime University Concert and Lecture Series performance at UNC Greensboro, she magnificently showed the full range […]
A Spartan love story: The Cassidys
Ben and Jordan Cassidy have grown accustomed to sitting in their living room and working on their laptops, with the sound of a children’s cartoon playing in the background. They occasionally must step away from their schoolwork to get one of their sons – Brayden, 2, and Miles, 8 months – some juice or a […]
UNCG research: ancient parties and empires
Carrots and sticks. That’s the metaphor used to describe how those in power motivate their subordinates through reward, punishment, or a combination of both. According to UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Donna Nash, the ancient Wari empire was highly skilled at using carrots to control the people they conquered. And in this case, the “carrots” consisted of […]
Nadine Soliman: A Spartan journey
It’s a Thursday night in early January at Fleming Gymnasium. UNC Greensboro women’s basketball is about an hour from tipoff against East Tennessee State. This is the time when senior guard Nadine Soliman is getting into her zone, which starts off with her being relaxed before upping her energy level as the start of the […]
A red letter day with 'Red Dirt Girl'
“Together Again” was a highlight of alumna Emmylou Harris’ concert Jan. 24. And it emerged as the theme of the day – a red letter day for UNC Greensboro and for all music lovers who treasure the music of Emmylou Harris, a roots music icon. Emmylou Harris, who attended UNCG in the mid-1960s on a […]
