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Explore career opportunities in the College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is the largest and most diverse academic unit at UNC Greensboro, encompassing the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. Explore a range of opportunities to join this hub of intellectual activity and collaboration: Program Associate – African American & African Diaspora … Continued


This summer, read a book by a UNCG faculty member

Compilation of book covers with"Books by UNCG CAS Faculty" overlayed

Are you searching for a book to read this summer – one that will test your knowledge, challenge your perspective, or offer beautiful lyrics and prose? Look no further than this list of 24 books published by faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences over the past year. Maybe … Continued


Dr. Neelofer Qadir named prestigious Career Enhancement Fellow

Dr. Neelofer Qadir, a UNC Greensboro professor of English, International and Global Studies, and African American and African Diaspora Studies, has been named a Career Enhancement Fellow by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars, seeks … Continued


Douglass Day Transcribe-A-Thon preserves Black history

masked student sits at computer

Every year on Valentine’s Day, volunteers from around the country work collectively to transcribe thousands of archival records documenting Black history. It’s a day known as Douglass Day, and it falls on February 14 to honor the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass, the noted African American abolitionist and social reformer. … Continued


UNCG English professor wins major NEH award

Male professor reads books in office

Dr. Christopher Hodgkins, a UNC Greensboro professor of English and director of the George Herbert Society – housed at UNCG – has been awarded a prestigious $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Hodgkins’ fourth NEH grant, the award will finance production of the three-volume book series, … Continued


Books published by College of Arts & Sciences faculty

Over the past year, faculty in UNC Greensboro’s College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) have published more than 25 books! From poetry to history – textbooks to social commentaries – this range of books represents the breadth and depth of scholarly activity across UNCG’s largest and most diverse academic unit. … 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