UNC Greensboro

Professor Explores Role of Evil in Video Games

Greg Grieve

It’s become a popular debate in contemporary society: Are video games causing young people to become more violent? Or are they just another form of entertainment? Just last week, a new study emerged that ties video games to physical aggression. Yet according to an article in the Scientific American, the debate … Continued


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Homecoming 2018

colorful draped cutout flags bearing the word MEXICO

We hope to see you back on campus October 10-14 for Homecoming 2018! Make plans to come back home to celebrate with old friends and meet new ones as we revel in a tradition of 35 years! View the Homecoming Website for all the details. Register for Homecoming Events College … Continued


Across the centuries: Ali, Giddens, Turrisi make musical, cultural connections

Rhiannon Giddens stressed two points in her visit to campus Sept. 10: “Globalization is not a modern concept.” “Something always came before.” The Grammy recipient and MacArthur Fellow joined multi-instrumentalist Francensco Turrisi and historian Dr. Omar Ali in the discussion “Bilal’s Songs: Mixing and Re-Mixing the African Diaspora and Islamic … Continued


UNCG receives 2018 Excellence in Diversity award

UNC Greensboro received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. UNCG is … Continued


UNCG Recieves National STEM Education Award

Group of STAMPS students on field trip

UNC Greensboro has received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of … Continued


Alan Alda kicks off University concert and lecture series

Alan Alda and text reading UCLS

The 2018-19 UCLS season opens this Friday, Sept. 21 with actor Alan Alda, best known for his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce on the TV show “M*A*S*H”, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face?”. Tickets are just $5 … Continued


Cascade: Caring for a Place

historic photo of downtown greensboro

Special screening of a short documentary by Dr. Michael Frierson on the Cascade Saloon.
October 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 408 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401