For many years, it could only be estimated. But now the age of the Underground Railroad Tree is known–310 years, give or take a decade. Earlier this month, Kyle Dell, David Petree and Max Carter joined Paul Knapp, a dendroecology professor from UNCG, to core and date the huge tulip poplar tree in the Guilford [...]More
Feb. 29, 2012
Guilford College’s Forensics Institute has acquired a piece of crime-fighting technology that folks on the CSI television shows would be proud to own. It’s a Leica Geosystems ScanStation C10 3-D laser scanner, which will be used both on campus and off campus to assist local law enforcement. On March 15, Tony Grissim, a public safety [...]More
Feb. 27, 2012
Guilford has a basketball team competing in the NCAA Division III Championship for the seventh time in the last 12 seasons. The women’s basketball team will play Centre College Friday, March 2, in Danville, Ky., in a first-round NCAA game that tips off at 7 p.m. or 30 minutes following the first-round game between No. [...]More
Feb. 26, 2012
Major: Chemistry Country: Vietnam Ever since she was a little girl in Vietnam, education has meant a lot to Hien Tran, a means to a richer life than what she would have back in My Tho City, where her family still lives. A junior chemistry major, Hien followed a long, looping route before she finally [...]More
Feb. 23, 2012
A celebration to mark the birthday centennial of Bayard Rustin, who was active in movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence and gay rights during his life, will be held at Guilford March 16-18. Titled “A Centennial Celebration for Social Justice,” the conference will be open to the public at no charge. Further information [...]More
Feb. 23, 2012
Due to anticipated icy conditions early in the day, the College will open and classes will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20. For more information about delays and closings due to adverse weather, read the weather emergency policy.More
Feb. 19, 2012
Tickets are on sale for a talk by noted historian and author David McCullough to be presented by Guilford College at Reynolds Auditorium in Winston-Salem Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. McCullough is a two-time Pulitzer and National Book Award recipient and is best-known as author of the No. 1 best-sellers John Adams, Truman and [...]More
Feb. 18, 2012
B.S. in Economics and Information Technology, 2004 M.B.A., the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2010 Research Analyst, Investment Management, Fidelity Investments, Boston, Mass. Parikshit “Rick” Gandhi grew up in India, in the city of Patna, and his family now lives in the small town of Rourkela. He flew to America to attend [...]More
Feb. 17, 2012
Guilford is embarking on an effort to raise $1 million in the next two years to help offset the College’s losses in state-funded financial aid for North Carolina resident students. Guilford’s North Carolina Student Financial Assistance Fund is part of the College’s response to a $2.5 million reduction in financial aid for in-state students as [...]More
Feb. 15, 2012
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