The Chinese Studies program in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) has announced its lineup of events in celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival. Events will take place from February 12 – 25 and include: Chinese Cooking Contest and Showcase, February 12 – 16 UNCG students and employees,… Continue reading…
UNC Greensboro’s African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to its annual Conference on African-American & African Diasporic Cultures & Experience (CACE). This year’s theme is “The Year of the Black Woman.” Hear presenters across a variety of disciplines and community partnerships… Continue reading…
On Wednesday, January 20, Dr. Jill Biden became the new first lady of the United States. A longtime community college instructor, Dr. Biden has made it clear that she believes a college education should be accessible to all. What could this mean for UNC Greensboro and its constituents? “Given our… Continue reading…
Reflections on Democracy and the Events of January 6 As I was watching the morning news on January 7, I saw a beautiful image of the sunrise against the U.S. Capitol dome. I felt emotional, and a tear came to my eye. The riot and insurrection of the day before… Continue reading…
Kim Cuny, a communication studies professor and director of UNC Greensboro’s Speaking Center, has been awarded the 2020 Service Engagement Award from the National Communication Association. This award recognizes her strong partnership with Peacehaven Community Farm, where for the past five years, Cuny and her students have been helping adults… Continue reading…
A children’s psychology lab at UNC Greensboro is seeking participants aged 5 to 10 to join two virtual studies. The projects focus on children’s perceptions of people who are smart, wealthy or powerful, and are conducted by doctoral students in UNCG’s Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge (DUCK) Lab. These… Continue reading…
Off a busy, rural road in Gibsonville, North Carolina, stands the one state historic site in North Carolina focusing on African American history – and the only one honoring a woman. Brick dormitories, pastel teachers’ cottages, and a school bell mark what was once the Palmer Memorial Institute, a 20th-century… Continue reading…
Working-class Whites surprised everyone in the 2016 election, right? News programs touted the unexpected proportion who voted for then-candidate Trump, making the difference in states like Pennsylvania and Michigan. But if you go back to 2000 as the Clinton era ended, says professor of political science Charles Prysby, a shift… Continue reading…
For the past two years, UNC Greensboro’s Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program has boasted a job placement rate of over 90 percent among recent graduates. MPA graduates have been finding success in city governments and nonprofit organizations across the Triad and beyond. Offered by the Political Science department, the… Continue reading…
Ellis Torrance, a Biology doctoral candidate in Dr. Louis-Marie Bobay’s research group at UNC Greensboro, has received a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) to support her research. She is among five percent of applicants chosen for the fellowship this year. “It feels pretty surreal to win,… Continue reading…
