Jeff Thigpen, who as a 27-year-old in 1998 became the youngest county commissioner in Guilford County’s history, will be the invited speaker for commencement in the College’s 176th year Saturday, May 18. After serving six years as a commissioner, including a year as vice chairman of the board, he was elected county register of deeds [...]More
Nov. 5, 2012
Professor of Political Science George Guo was quoted in a Time magazine cover story about the rare political transition taking place in China. The nation has developed a massive security apparatus, largely to suppress dissent, as political reforms have failed to keep pace with economic liberalization. “There is no question that China is the biggest [...]More
Oct. 29, 2012
When Becca Dozier ’13 went on a summer trip to the School for Field Studies in Australia, she ran into Nick Forman ’11, who was working there as an intern and research assistant.More
Oct. 28, 2012
Three higher education leaders discussed the costs and benefits of providing a quality education Oct. 25 during the third President’s Forum presented by Guilford’s Board of Visitors. Presidents Kent Chabotar of Guilford and Leo Lambert of Elon University and Chancellor Linda Brady of UNCG responded to questions from moderator Justin Catanoso and an audience of [...]More
Oct. 26, 2012
The deadline for January Term registration has been moved from Nov. 2 to Nov. 19. The change was made to coincide with regular registration for spring courses, according to Professor of Theatre Studies and Director of Study Abroad Jack Zerbe. “We realized that advisors would have to meet with their students twice, but this way [...]More
Oct. 26, 2012
The News & Record of Greensboro covered Tina Brown’s Oct. 23 speech at War Memorial Auditorium, the first event of the 2012-13 Bryan Series. Tina, the editor-in-chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast website, predicted that print media would switch to digital publication in the next five years or so. Newsweek recently announced that it [...]More
Oct. 25, 2012
Quarterback Matt Pawlowski ’16 earned his third Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Offensive Football Player of the Week after his performance against Randolph-Macon College Oct. 20. Matt led the Quakers in their second straight comeback victory, a 38-35 decision, which marked Guilford’s third straight win and moved them to 3-1 in ODAC play. He set [...]More
Oct. 23, 2012
An op-ed by Assistant Professor of History Damon Akins appeared in the Oct. 21 News & Record. The column — History lesson in an offensive fashion design — uses the recent controversy over Greensboro native, Mark McNairy’s “Manifest Destiny” T-shirt for the Gap as a way to think about the importance of a deep commitment [...]More
Oct. 22, 2012
Tina Brown will kick off the 2012-13 Bryan Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at War Memorial Auditorium. Brown is editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast-Newsweek merger and is regarded as the highest-profile, most talked-about magazine editor in the world. On Oct. 18, she announced that Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013. [...]More
Oct. 22, 2012
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