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UNCG students win trip to Japan

Two female students smile for camera

Two UNC Greensboro students have been invited to participate in the Japanese government’s KAKEHASHI Project, a prestigious exchange program intended to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Japan, the U.S., and Canada. Chloé Neunsinger and Samantha Sherwood were selected based on their superior performances in the Greensboro … Continued

UNCG novelist wins Townsend Prize for Fiction

Xhenet Aliu and the cover of her book, Brass

When Xhenet Aliu, a UNC Greensboro professor of creative writing, published her 2018 novel “Brass,” it quickly garnered attention in the New York Times, New Yorker, O: The Oprah Magazine, and more. She won the Georgia Author of the Year prize in the “first novel” category. Bestselling authors like Celeste Ng … Continued