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Gwen Ifill Blogs about Bryan Series

Gwen Ifill, the moderator of Washington Week on PBS, has written a blog post largely based on the Bryan Series event she moderated on March 28, a bi-partisan conversation between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley. The post is about whether Jeb will run for the presidency in 2016, as many have speculated. [...]More

Apr. 27, 2013

Kiel Williams ’13 Earns NSF Fellowship

Kiel Williams ’13 has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship based on his scholarship and community service. He felt like his volunteer work with an after-school science enrichment program at Jefferson Elementary through the Guilford Society of Physics Students gave him a shot at the highly competitive and prestigious fellowship. “I did start with [...]More

Apr. 26, 2013

Golf Team Wins ODAC Championship

Guilford won its league-record 13th Old Dominion Athletic Conference men’s golf championship Tuesday at the Bay Creek Resort & Lodge in Cape Charles, Va. The Quakers won their third straight title by 23 strokes. With its third tournament victory of the season, the team earned the ODAC’s berth in the NCAA Division III Championships May [...]More

Apr. 24, 2013

Faculty, Staff Honored

The Bruce B. Stewart Awards for Teaching Excellence and Community Service were presented to faculty members Dave Limburg and Julia Jacks and staff member Sandy Bowles at the Spring Awards Celebration. Diya Abdo received the Board of Visitors Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. Dave, a professor of German, enlivens class with songs, games and [...]More

Apr. 22, 2013

David Hammond to Teach Master Classes in Uruguay

Theatre Studies Professor David Hammond will teach a series of master classes for the Escuela del Actor in Montevideo, Uruguay, in August. David has worked frequently in Montevideo over two decades as a cultural specialist for the United States Information Agency and received Uruguay’s highest theatre arts award, the Florencio, in 1992. He was an [...]More

Apr. 22, 2013

N&R Covers Thomas Friedman Talk

The Greensboro News & Record reported on Thomas Friedman’s Bryan Series lecture, the final event of the series’ 2012-13 season. The New York Times columnist warned that America should not give in to fear and suspicion in the wake of Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon. Suspicion, he said, “becomes a much bigger threat on [...]More

Apr. 17, 2013

Reunion 2013 Coming April 26-27

Members of the Golden Circle – alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago – will return to campus April 26-27 for Reunion 2013. The Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th anniversary and be inducted into the Golden Circle during the weekend’s festivities. With the spring semester still underway, attendees will have access to [...]More

Apr. 16, 2013

Daniel Diaz Elected Vice President of Study North Carolina

Study Abroad Assistant Director Daniel Diaz has been elected vice president for Study North Carolina Inc. Study North Carolina is a statewide nonprofit organization operated by volunteers from various NC institutions of higher education whose broad purpose is to connect international and out-of-state students and professionals with opportunities for quality education and training in North [...]More

Apr. 15, 2013

Grant Writing, Notary Public Workshops Offered April 27

Guilford will offer two separate workshops – one on grant writing and another on becoming a notary public – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 27. • The basic grant writing workshop covers the fundamentals of proposal development, including how to locate funding opportunities and how to avoid common mistakes. The $199 cost pays for instruction and [...]More

Apr. 13, 2013

Theatre Presents ‘Spring Awakening’

The Department of Theatre Studies continues its 2012-13 season with Spring Awakening April 12-13 and 18-20. Performances are at 8 p.m. in Sternberger Auditorium, Founders Hall. Tickets, all $5, and more information are available at the theatre studies website. One of the great works of the German theatre, Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind was the [...]More

Apr. 12, 2013