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Benjamins’ artistic gift at Weatherspoon
Margaret ’01 MALS and Bill Benjamin, active champions of the Weatherspoon Art Museum, have made a generous gift to endow a faculty fellowship grant and to support the museum director’s discretionary fund to further increase accessibility to the museum and its collection. In recognition of their impact, the Weatherspoon’s 145-seat … Continued
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PopTech, new at UNCG School of Music
The School of Music has added a degree concentration in Popular Music and Technology. It’s “PopTech,” as thestudents call it. “This will really diversify our program by welcoming students who are accomplished musicians in areas we haven’tbeen able to bring to the School in the past because we didn’t offer … Continued
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Animation concentration, new for Fall 2022
This fall, for the first time, UNCG students will be able to choose animation as a concentration within the BFA in Studio Art. By the end of the Fall 2022 semester, the program is expected to have admitted a full first cohort of 20 students. Assistant Professor of Animation Dan … Continued
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Alumnus Richard Griffiths: “Local journalism is absolutely critical”
More than 2,200 local newspapers have shut down in the last 15 years, the Washington Post reports. In Greensboro, the News & Record – which once was able to employ more than 100 people to bring readers the latest news each day – reportedly has only six full-time journalists on … Continued
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Fall 2022: What’s new at the G?
During the fall 2022 semester, UNC Greensboro excitedly welcomes more than 2,400 first-year students. They come from cities across North Carolina and beyond, but their top larger cities of origin are Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem, and the top smaller towns of origin are Siler City, Hillsborough, Summerfield, and Henderson. … Continued
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Special Collections & University Archives celebrates 50th anniversary
Greensboro has a rich history, and UNCG plays a big role in preserving it. The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) was established at UNCG 50 years ago. SCUA archives a wide variety of history, from UNCG’s nearly 14 decades as well as from the larger Greensboro … Continued
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James Dutton’s $1.6 million commitment to UNCG Volleyball
UNCG volleyball is known for its vocal fans, giving the team a boost at key moments. One such fan, James Dutton, with a $1.6 million planned gift, will help turn the volleyball program into a perennial power. $1.1 million of the planned gift will establish the James Dutton Endowed Scholarships … Continued
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Real-world care at the Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships
Frederick Douglas ’82 has been supporting families for 30 years. Early on she adopted the System of Care philosophy, focusing on collaboration across agencies, families, and youth to make decisions and provide support. “The process recognizes that the family has the most important information to meet their own needs,” she … Continued
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UNCG organization launches NC Youth & Family Voices Amplified
The UNCG Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships (CYFCP), with collaboration and funding support from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, has launched NC Youth & Family Voices Amplified. This program will provide training, technical assistance, and support for Family and Youth Peer Support Providers across the … Continued