Doctors. Filmmakers. Educators. Researchers. Writers. Business owners.
See the remarkable real-world impact of an education from UNCG’s College of Arts & Sciences, through the stories of these notable CAS alumni:
MEDIA STUDIES
MIKE RUFAIL ’05
Founder and Chief Gaming Officer of Envy Gaming, Inc.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
CHRIS LEA ’09
Lead sports anchor at WRAL in Raleigh
MFA CREATIVE WRITING
RUTH DICKEY ’04
Executive director of the National Book Foundation
ENGLISH
CHRIS BOYETTE ’10
Emmy-winning journalist for CNN
MEDIA STUDIES
JOHN HILARY SHEPHERD ’89
Co-producer of films “1917,” “Black Swan,” and others; Writer for the hit show “Nurse Jackie”
PSYCHOLOGY
EMILY V. GORDON ’01, ’03
Writer and producer; Academy Award-nominated for her autobiographical film, “The Big Sick.”
MEDIA STUDIES
EMILY SPIVEY ’93
Emmy-winning writer for “Saturday Night Live,” “Parks and Recreation,” and “Modern Family”
POLITICAL SCIENCE, AADS
PRESTON BLAKELY ’17
Mayor of Fletcher, NC — one of America’s youngest mayors
GEOGRAPHY
TAL BLEVINS ’95
Owner of hit Greensboro restaurant, Machete
ENGLISH
LEAH CARPER ’06
North Carolina’s “Teacher of the Year” (2022)
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