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Professional Studies Alum Makes ‘Somethin Outta Nothin’ in New Cookbook

Lorenzon in chef coat cooking with Jennifer Hudson on the Jennifer Hudson Show

Lorenzo Espada ’20 knew he wanted to be a chef since he was six years old: “I used to always watch cooking shows, while also learning from my mother and grandmother. Then I just started trial and error.”

That childhood aspiration has now become a reality with his first published cookbook, a massive social media following, and even an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” Espada has found his way and come full circle, but one important stop on that journey was UNC Greensboro.


UNCG Author Diane Oliver, Rediscovered After 60 Years

Hands holding copy of book by Diane Oliver, "Neighbors and Other Short Stories"

Only four stories were published in her lifetime. She died nearly six decades ago, two years after graduation from UNC Greensboro. But alumna Diane Oliver ’64 is now getting the acclaim few writers achieve.

The first collection of her short stories, “Neighbors and Other Stories,” has been published this month by the literary press Grove Atlantic.


Communication Studies Alumna Goes to The Super Bowl

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Dominque Madruga ’15, a communication studies alumna, will get to see the Super Bowl up close this weekend. As an Emmy-award-winning senior talent producer for FOX Sports, Madruga has worked on several Super Bowl broadcasts, combining her passion for sports and skills in communication.


ANTHROPOLOGY ALUMNA BRINGS HER SKILLS TO FEMA

Jessica Haynes Titlebaum

When there’s a large natural disaster in America, award-winning UNCG alumna Jessica Haynes-Titlebaum ’14 leaps into action. “I found the right toolbox for me – and that was anthropology.”


ALUMNI AND FACULTY ASSIGN DREAM PROJECTS TO IARC UNDERGRADS

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When engaged professors pair up with successful alumni who want to give back to the university that served them, magic happens for students. This semester, that magic is happening now for sixteen lucky students in Travis Hicks’ Interior Architecture (IARc) studio class, who are spending their final semester redesigning restaurants and a … Continued


CLASS OF 2022: BONNIE MILLER NEVER STOPS LEARNING

Bonnie Miller smiles in cap and gown

“To learn is not to know; there are the learners and the learned. Memory makes the one, philosophy the other.”“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Andre Dumas Bonnie Miller ‘22 has always aspired to be among the learned. At UNC Greensboro, she found a community that encouraged that mindset. The French and … Continued


ALUMNUS Q&A WITH PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR CHRIS BOUZANE

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Recent graduate Chris Bouzane, BA ’22 in history and political science, was chosen to be among this year’s cohort of the highly competitive UNC Presidential Scholars Program. The Presidential Scholar program is designed to expose recent UNC System graduates to the full breadth of the System through a variety of … Continued