Matt Bryant, Author at UNCG Magazine

Ken Jeong vs Charlie Chaplin

Written by Matt Bryant on September 24, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

The two comedians spoke to huge audiences at our university, nearly one century apart.

Google guru

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

Jaime Casap, education evangelist at Google, advocates for building innovation into our education policies and practices. Raised by a single immigrant mother, Jaime believes strongly in the power of...

Refugee Resource

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

After a tragic 2018 apartment fire in Greensboro, many immigrants and refugees there needed support securing new places to live. UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) helped. Student interns...

Grad Tidings

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Alumni Success, Fall 2019.

Class notes compiled by the Office of Alumni Engagement 1950s BARBARA ALLEY SIMON ’57 received the first Women in Industry Award from the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Barbara has worked in alpine...

Spartans will storm the streets

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

The men’s basketball home opener vs NC A&T tips off Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. The cheering will begin hours earlier. The UNCG community is invited to join for a festive spirit march from campus...

London Calling: Dominick Amendum

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, The Studio.

What do you do when you come off the high of having worked on the first national tour of the smash Broadway hit production of “Wicked?” Well, you begin work on a high-profile, international stage production...

Outtake

Written by Matt Bryant on September 23, 2019. Posted in Community Outreach, Fall 2019.

ROUND AND ROUND All the sights and sounds of the annual UNCG International Festival can be wonderfully dizzying. With more than 30 countries from across the globe represented at the welcoming, inclusive...

‘To the Hoop’ at Weatherspoon

Written by Matt Bryant on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, The Studio.

Among the Weatherspoon Art Museum’s extensive lineup of exhibitions and events this year, the “To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art” exhibition looks to be a slam dunk. Coinciding with the NCAA...

What’s in a name? Exhibit at UNCG Auditorium

Written by Matt Bryant on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

“OUR HEROES CHANGE.” That simple statement opens “Etched in Stone? Governor Charles Aycock and the Power of Commemoration,” a permanent exhibition in UNCG Auditorium. Opened in 2018, it examines Aycock’s...