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Dr. Mitch Croatt appointed Marie Foscue Rourk Professor

UNC Greensboro Provost Debbie Storrs and Dean John Z. Kiss (College of Arts & Sciences) have announced that Dr. Mitchell Croatt will be appointed the Marie Foscue Rourk Professor of Chemistry beginning January 1. In making the announcement, they noted that Croatt is an exceptional scholar and researcher, teacher, and… Continue reading…

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UNCG PHILOSOPHY LECTURES FIND POPULARITY ON YOUTUBE

When Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan started posting his lectures on YouTube, he never expected them to become popular. The UNC Greensboro philosophy professor created the videos simply as supporting material for his own online courses. Yet popular they have become. Since he began posting them two years ago, his videos have… Continue reading…

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Informatics and Analytics program joins CAS

The Informatics and Analytics (I&A) program at UNC Greensboro will become an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) beginning in Fall 2022 with Dr. John Stufken as director. I&A runs the MS in Informatics and Analytics (MSIA) program. This interdisciplinary STEM program admitted its first students… Continue reading…

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Career opportunities in the College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) seeks qualified applicants for a variety of positions, including: Administrative Support Specialist / Billing Coordinator in the Psychology Clinic Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biology Assistant Professor in Computer Science Assistant Professor in Computer Science   Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Biology

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Denisa Jashari wins Distinguished Dissertation Award

Dr. Denisa Jashari, an assistant professor of history at UNC Greensboro, has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Dissertation Award from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ProQuest. Bestowed annually since 1982, the award recognizes two recent doctoral recipients from across the country who have already made unusually significant and… Continue reading…

In Photos: Screening of Fred Chappell documentary

  On Friday, November 5, UNC Greensboro’s MFA Writing Program and Department of Media Studies hosted a special sneak-preview screening of the documentary film, “Fred Chappell: I Am One of You Forever.” The film is directed by Dr. Michael Frierson, a filmmaker and professor of media studies at UNCG. The… Continue reading…

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A history of African American Studies at UNCG

  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 College of Arts & Sciences recognizes initiatives, programs, or departments that exemplify a commitment to creating an… Continue reading…

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CAS faculty recognized

Keith Debbage (Geography, Environment, and Sustainability professor) was the keynote speaker at the 7th International Conference on “Innovative (Eco-) Technology, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development” hosted by the Kaunas University of Applied Sciences in Lithuania. The title of his talk was “Sustainable Innovation in the Global Airline Industry: Lessons Learned for… Continue reading…

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In Photos: Archaeology Day at the Greensboro History Museum

On Saturday, October 16, the UNC Greensboro Archaeology Program and Anthropology Department hosted “Archaeology Day” at the Greensboro History Museum.  UNCG professors and students led fun activities for all ages, including crafts, dig demonstrations, and poster displays of research projects. October is Archaeology Month in North Carolina, a time to… Continue reading…

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History PhD student wins world bagpipe competition

[addvideo link=”QUYzgPWVuG8″]   Stuart Marshall is a UNC Greensboro history PhD student who, in 2019, was named a Minerva scholar, the highest recognition a UNCG doctoral or MFA student can receive. Yet when he’s not teaching his course on the early British empire or conducting research on Eastern Cherokee sovereignty… Continue reading…