Office of the President

I remember vividly my college graduation day, the culmination of four years of unprecedented challenge and growth. And on that day, surrounded by my parents, family and grandmother, full of all I had…

Guilford College and more than 70 other member institutions of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration have signed onto an amicus brief filed yesterday supporting plaintiffs who…

Student-Centered Spaces Taking Shape All Across Campus

The talented young women attending Guilford College continually amaze me. Our recent President’s Dinner honoring College benefactors offered more delightful evidence of their diverse gifts — a future…

Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Year after year, the horrific school shootings keep coming and we do nothing to stop them. We mourn, we pray, we cry out in anger — but we change nothing. America’s…

The Guilford College community is holding those who have been touched by the tragic killings in Parkland, Fla., in the Light. We mourn for students, parents, faculty and staff of Marjory Stoneman…

When Friends Center Director Wess Daniels asked me to say a few words about love at our Guilford LOVE Valentine event, the Beatles first came to mind:

I’m excited to see a world of talent being showcased at Guilford during Black History Month. Today, student performers representing more than 10 countries and languages shared their impressive…

Washington, January 17, 2018 – Jane K. Fernandes, the President of Guilford College, joined members of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration in Washington, D.C., today to call…

My greatest joy in education is witnessing the transformation of our students as they discover their voice in creating positive change. It happens every day at Guilford College. This week, Student…