If community partnerships are one of the building blocks of UNCG’s real-work impact, then Kim Cuny ’94 MA, ’07 MFA is one of the University’s best construction workers – figuratively speaking.
Cuny...
Lessons from the past, at Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Spartans connect history to today’s pressing issues
Off a busy, rural road in Gibsonville, North Carolina, stands the one state historic site...
Wilson, North Carolina, was once home to a vital tobacco industry and the largest population of working-class African Americans in the state. Many resided in one of 301 “shotgun” houses in the area...
Senator Kay Hagan
Dr. Antonia Monk Richburg
Update: See Oct. 2021 story on the awards ceremony.
UNCG’s Distinguished Service Awards represent the most prestigious public service honors...
Green Thumbs Up
IN THESE DAYS of face coverings and social distancing, many Spartans have turned to gardening as a way to find solace during difficult times and to reconnect with nature.
One site of...
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has created unprecedented challenges for the world. But for some, it has presented unique opportunities. Equipped with the right mix of experience, knowledge, and tools, those...
“One love.” It’s a radical lyric.
Phillip Marsh grew up as hip-hop music was emerging in popular culture. But the music and Rastafarian philosophy of Bob Marley was his guiding beacon.
Phillip’s...
Every artist has a story.
Kidd Graves ’20 arrives for the planning meeting for the large plywood storefront at Elsewhere Museum. What’s the message, the tale to tell?
The artists gather round,...
Near the Lewis St. corner, Essence Foster has completed her work, an image of a woman created with charcoal, spray paint, and a collage of magazine clippings. Through a mask, Essence speaks with the...
If you were walking on South Elm Street on June 22, you’d have seen Nejla Harris putting final touches on her art work: the faces of two Black males.
“Breathe for those who don’t get a chance...
Jocelyn Smith Lee
THE VIOLENCE OF GEORGE FLOYD’S final moments, witnessed through social media by millions, was revelatory for many Americans. Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee has been focused on the relationship...
BEVIN STRICKLAND ’20 DNP, who graduated this August from UNCG’s Nurse Anesthesia Program, worked last spring in the emergency department of Mount Sinai Queens in New York City. The city was the nation’s...
DR. SETH ARMAH, assistant professor of nutrition, has received new funding from the NC Policy Collaboratory to research nutrition as it relates to COVID-19 in North Carolina. Armah is the lead PI for...
DR. ERNEST GRANT ’93 MSN, ’15 PHD was invited to the White House in May. He presented his views to Dr. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, about the challenges nurses are facing....
Priorities and proof
UNCG’s priorities are built around excellence, opportunity, and impact. In 2017, Chancellor Gilliam signed off on strategic goals in these areas, as part of the UNC System goals....
The Magnolia House is entering its second act. And a class of Spartans are determined that its first is well-documented.
In the Jim Crow era, hotels in the South were segregated. African American...
Food insecurity has become a pressing issue for students on college campuses in the country in recent years. UNCG is doing what it can to help. Last year, the Division of Student Affairs launched the...
Simply unprecedented
A new strain of coronavirus has jolted the world. It closed all in-person classes and prevented all public events at every UNC System school. For the first time ever, this campus...