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2021: The year in review

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As 2021 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on all that UNC Greensboro has accomplished.  It’s been another year to remember for the University. Spartans were finally back on campus for a more traditional semester after a year of virtual learning, research, and community engagement. In … Continued


Class of 2021: Alyssa Cavalieri

Alyssa Cavalieri ’21 is a researcher with heart. The triple major in English, philosophy, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies crossed UNC Greensboro’s commencement stage last week, and she has plans for making an impact with what she’s learned, in unexpected ways. During her senior year, Cavalieri not only engaged … Continued


Spartan holiday gifts: books, music, spring events

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If you’re looking for gift ideas, UNC Greensboro has plenty to offer, from tickets to fantastic events at UNCG and on downtown stages to poetry, memoir, works of fiction, and historical studies, as well as new albums by faculty and alumni. “How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for … Continued


Newsmakers: Dr. Caza, Blakeney

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Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week. Dr. Brianna Caza is featured in a podcast by the Harvard … Continued


Quick Look: December 13, 2021

Assistant Professor of History Denisha Jashari was awarded the Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ProQuest for her dissertation, “Cartographies of Conflict: Political Culture and Urban Protest in Santiago, Chile, 1872-1994.” She received the award in the Humanities and Fine Arts category during the CGS … Continued


At UNCG event, hundreds of toys and lots of joy

Alumni House covered in Holiday Lights and surrounded by donated children's toys

Luminaires lit the night and holiday cheer filled the air, as the UNC Greensboro community came together to donate over 450 new toys at the fourth annual Toys for Joy event on Wednesday, Dec. 8.  Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., Mrs. Jacquelean Gilliam, and the UNCG Board of Trustees hosted … Continued


UNCG Research: Atomic Dilemma

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Dr. Etsuko Kinefuchi grew up in Japan. The 2011 disaster in Fukushima inspired the UNCG associate professor to shift her scholarly focus to environmental communication, and to write a book exploring the anti-nuclear movement. Read more at UNCG Research.


UNCG to award 1,975 degrees at December Commencement

Wide shot of graduates seated and a student celebrating while walking across stage

UNC Greensboro will award approximately 1,975 earned degrees at the 2021 December Commencement and Doctoral Hooding ceremonies. The Commencement Ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. The University’s Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will take place later that day at 3 p.m. at the Greensboro … Continued


Class of 2021: Champions in and out of the classroom

Juggling being an athlete and a college student is far from easy. The demands of integrating athletic competition, academic success and personal growth are challenging. But these four Spartan athletes and soon-to-be graduates have proven to be champions both in the classroom and in their sport. This year, a record 182 … Continued


Public health education faculty work to improve sexual health

Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin

World AIDS Day, observed on December 1st of every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.  Two professors from UNC Greensboro’s Dept. of Public Health Education have expertise in sexual health with an emphasis … Continued