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Your Guilford Edge Has Arrived

We have totally re-imagined the Guilford educational experience with you and your individual aspirations in mind. It's truly all about you. Our goal is to provide you with exceptional, practical preparation to thrive in doing what you love. Get ready to go places at Guilford — we can take you anywhere!
Read more about the ins and outs of the Edge.

The Guilford Edge: A Fabulous Beginning

Check out what students are up to this year!


With the launch of the Guilford Edge, Guilford students are experiencing courses that take them into the Greensboro community — and beyond! From right here on campus to EnglandSpain, and India, students are engaging in real-world learning and collaborating with their professors and peers.


First Impressions

First-year students share their experiences with collaborative learning, Guided Discovery, and life on campus.

Diyaa Kaufman '23
Diyaa Kaufman '23

"It [Initiate course] helped me develop relationships with other first-year students, which was very beneficial for me. I met a lot of people that I would not have interacted with otherwise, and I'm still connected to them."

My Guilford Story: Larry McMillian II '23 [VIDEO]
My Guilford Story: Larry McMillian II '23 [VIDEO]

First-year student Larry McMillian II '23 found exactly what he was looking for in the Guilford Edge. A team of dedicated experts, including his Guilford Guide…

Starlynn Mendez '23
Starlynn Mendez '23

"I'm so glad Guilford is everything I expected college to be like. Here, you don't only make friends, but also family."

Erika Batres '23
Erika Batres '23

"This first semester has been an extreme change for me, but thankfully Guilford College offers free counseling for all students. Being a Bonner Student has also helped me get involved in the community and create new, effective and healthy relationships."

Why Guilford: Macaylee Eller' 23 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Macaylee Eller' 23 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford? Macaylee Eller '23 says she chose the College because of the great opportunities it provides to students before and after they arrive on campus…

Why Guilford: Nia Gill '21 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Nia Gill '21 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford?Nia Gill '21 shares why she chose Guilford College, and how it's become her home away from home. If you'd like to learn more about Guilford, the…

Why Guilford: Gracie Mayer '23 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Gracie Mayer '23 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford? First-year student and women's soccer player Gracie Mayer '23 loves Guilford because of its amazing sense of community and the lifelong…

Why Guilford: Arturo Campos '23 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Arturo Campos '23 [VIDEO]

Why is Guilford the right choice? First-year student Arturo Campos '23 shares why the College is the perfect fit for him. Guilford can also be your home away…

Why Guilford: Bailey Benjamin '21 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Bailey Benjamin '21 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford? Bailey Benjamin '21 chose Guilford because of its small class sizes and great people. Want to know more about the majors and minors Guilford…

Why Guilford: Phillip Anderson '21 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Phillip Anderson '21 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford? Rising senior Phillip Anderson '21 shares why he chose this College — and encourages you to make the same choice! To learn more about Guilford,…

Why Guilford: Teddy Gassert '23 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Teddy Gassert '23 [VIDEO]

Why did Teddy Gassert '23 choose Guilford College? He's able to pursue both of his passions — education and football. Are you interested in college athletics?…

Why Guilford: Jack Rogers '20 [VIDEO]
Why Guilford: Jack Rogers '20 [VIDEO]

Why Guilford? Lacrosse player Jack Rogers '20 chose Guilford because of the College's willingness to go the extra mile. Do you have questions about your…


Making an Instant Impact

Each academic year begins with an intensive three-week term focused on a single course topic, fully immersing students in unique, highly collaborative learning experiences on and off campus. Some students venture into the community, including walking in immigrant shoes through Guilford's Every Campus a Refuge program. Others venture into the world, like living in Alnwick Castle, which you may recognize as Harry Potter's Hogwarts! A 12-week session follows, continuing the collaboration between departments, students, and faculty. Extended class periods allow for in-depth conversation, extensive lab work, and significant time for reflection.

Escaping the Classroom


Experience Design students take on an unprecedented project — designing Guilford’s first Escape Room pop-up event in Dana Auditorium.

Students confer on the best outcome.

EdgeFest Kicks Off the Fall Semester!
EdgeFest Kicks Off the Fall Semester!

Festivals like Burning Man, Coachella, and Lollapalooza take months, often years, to design. At Guilford, a group of first-year students recently had 12 days to plan the inaugural EdgeFest.

Three Weeks on the Edge: Magic and Medicine [VIDEO]
Three Weeks on the Edge: Magic and Medicine [VIDEO]

The Guilford Edge provides incredible opportunities for hands-on, collaborative learning. The Mechanisms of Magic and Medicine Study Abroad adventure, led by…

Inspired in India
Inspired in India

Deep in the heart of India, a group of students spent three weeks immersing themselves in local customs and exploring the ins and outs of health care and nonprofit business systems in a new country.

News Skills, “Write” People
News Skills, “Write” People

During the newly implemented three-week session at Guilford, students in the Journalism Bootcamp class had the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the changing industry of journalism, directly from a former journalist.

Three Weeks on the Edge: Fantastic Journeys [VIDEO]
Three Weeks on the Edge: Fantastic Journeys [VIDEO]

The Guilford Edge provides incredible opportunities for hands-on, collaborative learning. "Fantastic Journeys," led by English Professor and Honors Program…

Due South
Due South

Students are regularly inspired by their professors to go out into the world and make change. At Guilford, collaborative relationships have students inspiring professors, too — and breaking down barriers through experiential learning in social justice.

Prisons, Partnerships, and Progress
Prisons, Partnerships, and Progress

Students collaborate with the N.C. Department of Public Safety and Norwegian prison officials to find solutions to improve the criminal justice system.

The Parenting Dilemma
The Parenting Dilemma

New 12-week course — “Psychology and Philosophy of Parenthood” — prepares students from a variety of majors to make informed familial decisions in their professional and personal lives.


Diving Right In

The Guilford Edge is poised to make its mark all over the world. And Fall 2019 provided a great jump start!

Professor of Art Kathryn Shields and Janey Rich '23 stand in front of Hege-Cox Hall.
Janey Rich '23

“When you get to college, you go from being carried by your guardian's wings to having to quickly learn how to fly with your own. It's the scariest yet most liberating experience once you find your way, and Guilford made it easy to take flight."

Professor of Art Kathryn Shields and Janey Rich '23 walk in front of Hege-Cox Hall.
Kathryn Shields, Associate Professor of Art/Associate Academic Dean

"So much happened in the first Initiate that we will be unpacking it for a while! Working on teams with instructors and students in a three-week format allowed us to boost academic confidence, create a shared experience, and build community in ways that cannot be understated."

Chemistry Professor Anne Glenn and Exel Estrada '21 walk across the Quad.
Anne Glenn, Professor of Chemistry

"The intensive class structure gives students more opportunities for collaborative learning and builds a strong foundation of the organic chemistry concepts, allowing students to successfully transition into Organic Chemistry II during the 12-week session."

Professor Anne Glenn supports Exel Estrada '21 in the lab.
Exel Estrada '21

"The three-week Organic Chemistry Class was, as my instructor puts it, 'the intense in intensive.' I appreciated that because I am interested in pursuing my MD after undergraduate, and I need to be trained and ready to handle academics that are challenging."

Biology Professor Michele Malotky and Caroline Sprenger '22 walk across the Quad.
Michele Malotky, Associate Professor of Biology

"The three week block provided both faculty and students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the study of causal systems through a variety of lenses, while surrounded by history and pastoral beauty that was magic for the senses and medicine for the soul!"

Caroline Sprenger '22 and Biology Professor Michele Malotky take a photo in the Quad.
Caroline Sprenger '22

"The best part about the Mechanisms of Medicine and Magic class was the community that formed which was something truly special and unexpected; it was a delight to think about magic in different cultures, the meaning of religion, the history of biology and Darwin, and postmodernism outside by the river and the sheep." 

Mallory Cerkleski and Professor Bronwyn Tucker sit on a bench by Hege Library.
Mallory Cerkleski ‘20

“The three-week class in Food and Faith allowed us to travel to many different off-campus sites and observe communities all around North Carolina. We would never have been able to do that in a regular semester. To have such intensive time together as a class pushed us to open up about our personal relationships with food and faith, which made the class very fruitful.”

Mallory Cerkleski and Professor Bronwyn Tucker take a photo together on campus.
Bronwyn Tucker, Visiting Instructor for Environmental Studies

“The three-week Food and Faith class, co-taught with Wess Daniels, offered us the chance to see each other through a different lens. Bringing together spirituality and a personal sense of ethics regarding food was a powerful bonding experience, not just for Mallory and me, but the entire class.”