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News Items from UNC Greensboro

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News Items from UNC Greensboro

The Papel Picado Creations Workshop lets students make their own Latin-inspired art.

Students got to learn about the many contributions of Latin Americans during National Hispanic Heritage Month. Student clubs such as Ritmo Latino helped bring the celebration to campus.

School of Music assistant professor David Aarons

Where did musical pioneers hone their iconic styles? Where did various instruments come from? Ethnomusicologist David Aarons guides his students through musical history. This Black Music Month, the assistant professor shares some of music’s biggest cultural influences, including those from his native Jamaica.

For more than 15 years, UNCG faculty and students have worked with the social justice organization Beloved Community Center, which takes its name from the “Beloved Community” Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of achieving through nonviolent dialogue and universal cooperation.

UNCG, N.C. A&T, and Guilford College team up to present a Juneteenth Celebration, with events on Zoom Friday, June 17, and in person on the morning of Monday, June 20, at the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus (APIC) members

UNC Greensboro’s chapter of the Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus (APIC) leaders reflect on their heritage in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.

Last year, an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that, according to federal data, only 2.1 percent of tenured professors at four-year colleges are Black women. Many universities […]

Professor Demetrius Noble and the lines of the poem "In defense of Black poets"

For students in Demetrius ‘D.’ Noble’s newest course Politics of Black Poetry & Rap, it’s three hours of head bobbing to hip-hop, picking apart poetry, and dissecting political issues from works of art in a way that’s “intellectually rigorous, but incredibly fun.”

Ernestine Small, UNCG’s first Black faculty member, offers a window into history as she reflects on her life and career as a nurse, educator, and trailblazer.

Aleah Mazyck strives to change lives through design. And the senior marketing and interior architecture major has already gotten a head start at UNC Greensboro. She has established diversity, equity, […]

On September 29, 2021, UNC Greensboro’s African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program was presented with the Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusiveness. This annual award by UNCG’s […]

a magazine article about civil rights history

Two years before the landmark Woolworth’s sit-in, there was a boycott on UNCG’s Tate St. Led and carried out by Woman’s College (UNCG) students – and with the official support […]

man and woman in front of downtown landmark Woolworths

A powerful advocate for the memorialization of lynchings. A Tigrayan-American who shares her homeland’s hardship and teaches women’s self-defense. A young storyteller discovering his talents. An undergraduate psychology researcher looking […]