Three ceremonies instead of one. Seats spaced far apart. Reminder signs for masks. Only two guests per graduate. UNC Greensboro’s 2021 Commencement looked quite different this year. But one aspect remained unchanged: The pure joy in this rite of passage. The College of Arts & Sciences’ Class of 2021 graduated… Continue reading…
[addvideo link=”sq6uMmSYOCs”] Each year, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) holds an end-of-year celebration to honor the service and accomplishments of its faculty and staff. This year’s honorees were celebrated in a Zoom webinar held on Thursday, April 29. Please view the recording of the End-of-Year Celebration, above,… Continue reading…
Researchers at UNC Greensboro and Rutgers University-Camden have released a report that sheds new light on how student loan debt affects the lives of college graduates over time. The researchers have been following students’ experiences with college debt since 2017, through a combination of extensive survey data and in-person interviews… Continue reading…
On Saturday, March 20, UNC Greensboro’s Interior Architecture Department and School of Music joined creative forces for two events exploring the way space and sound interact. “Sound is a constant in most of our lives, yet we spend very little time considering its production and effect,” said Stephen Skorski, a… Continue reading…
Classes are well underway in UNC Greensboro’s new facility, The Nursing and Instructional Building, also known as “the NIB.” As its name suggests, the building enhances and consolidates UNCG’s School of Nursing under one roof. Yet more than benefiting nursing, the NIB also serves as a hub of science and… Continue reading…
The following faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences were approved for promotion and tenure by the Board of Trustees on March 18, 2021. “This is a major milestone and accomplishment in our faculty’s academic careers,” said Dr. John Z. Kiss, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences…. Continue reading…
UNC Greensboro offers one of the best online philosophy degree programs in the nation, according to two recent rankings by bestcolleges.com and bestvalueschools.org. This year, the program was ranked no. three on Best College’s 5 Best Online Bachelor’s in Philosophy Programs and no. eight on Best Value Schools’ list of… Continue reading…
The College of Arts & Sciences’ (CAS) Diversity Committee has started a new mentorship program for graduate students. Called CASConnects, the program aims to create a sense of belonging, support, and mentorship of graduate students from diverse backgrounds, broadly defined. “The idea behind CASConnects formed after Josh Merced, a graduate… Continue reading…
In March, historian Dr. Omar Ali was named Knight in the Order of the Academic Palms (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques) by the French government. Ali serves as dean of Lloyd International Honors College and professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) at UNC Greensboro. Dating to… Continue reading…
Rain and COVID-19 did not stop the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program from once again showing their appreciation for the housekeeping staff of UNC Greensboro. On Monday, February 15, WGSS held its second annual Valentine’s Day Luncheon to thank those staff members who keep UNCG clean, healthy, and… Continue reading…
