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Guilford College Magazine

Welcome to the 2026 Guilford College Magazine, the College's official alumni magazine. In each issue you'll find news and features about Guilford, our alumni, faculty, staff, students, a message from the President and so much more.

Our eco-friendly magazine is delivered electronically to all alumni and friends for which Guilford has an email address. Story ideas, comments and questions about the magazine should be directed to the editor, Robert Bell '11, at magazine@guilford.edu.

A future taking shape

A Letter from President Jen Bordewich

The College is remagining a liberal arts education, stregthening its foundation and preparing for what's next in a world that is always changing.

Jean Bordewich

Leading by listening

Cover Story

By making room for every voice, President Jean Bordewich is leading Guilford’s renewal.

Smiling Guilford College staff member and two diverse students interacting.
Smiling woman with white hair and glasses enjoys sunlight on Guilford College steps.
Founders at 50

Before it was a student center, Founders Hall was a home where thousands of encounters turned strangers into stories.

Smiling Guilford College student in white and purple respectfully greets the Dalai Lama in yellow robes.
The gift of perspective

Guilford study-abroad programs create life-changing experiences that endure long after students return home. 

Guilford College beekeeper in a white suit smiles, holding a frame teeming with bees and honeycomb.
The bee whisperer

Through chemistry and intuition, Kaira Wagoner gives bees and the humans who depend on them a fighting chance.

Photograph: Smiling woman next to a large painting with blue face, gold circles, suns, and foliage.
Painting radiance, practicing healing

With brush and beam, Claire Lanier blends art, science and compassion in her care for patients.

Photograph: Young man with a goatee looks forward, "GUIL" text visible on a sign, likely at Guilford College.
Heavy lifting

Three degrees. Zero shortcuts. Dawson Edwards would love to coast if he could find the time.

Smiling woman in a teal shirt, standing amidst vintage bluegrass posters at Guilford College.
Finding her voice

Penny Parsons was searching for her place in the world. Guilford and Bluegrass helped her find it. 

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Guilford College magazine cover with President Bordewich, plus students in film, athletics, and beekeeping.