Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature “Access to higher education begins in preschool,” says Dr. Mendez Smith, associate professor of psychology at UNCG. “Early education experiences provide children with language, learning, and social skills they need for school success.” As experts working with the National… Continue reading…
Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature A chance encounter between Kattya Castellón, associate director of admissions at UNCG, and a Greensboro middle school parent in 2014 spawned a Latino outreach program that is rapidly growing thanks to the enthusiasm of a host of university and… Continue reading…
Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature When Dr. Laura Gonzalez began teaching Latino parents in Asheboro, N.C., about the college admissions process for their children, she recreated a typical classroom setting. She stood in the front of the room while her 30 adult students sat… Continue reading…
Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature Thriving at Three, part of UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians, provides programming for at-risk Latino immigrant children from birth to three years and their parents. It’s one way UNCG is working to address the early care and education… Continue reading…
a spring 2016 UNCG Research Magazine feature The best foot forward. It’s what we all want for our children in those first few years. But, the question is — how do we get there? Nationally and locally, debates rage. It’s difficult to find consensus on the best way to educate our… Continue reading…
The Office of the Provost is soliciting cross/multi/interdisciplinary research and creative activity proposals tied to the thematic areas of focus in the UNCG strategic plan: health and wellbeing, vibrant communities, and global connections. Faculty are being asked to review these themes in the University Plan and consider responding to one of the… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly For many years, UNCG’s School of Art had envisioned a downtown art space where students could collaborate, engage with the public and experiment outside of campus. This summer, that dream officially became a reality. And this fall, the new art space – known as Greensboro Project… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCGNow UNCG will host States of Incarceration, the first national traveling multimedia exhibition and coordinated public dialogue on mass incarceration, from Nov. 8 through Dec. 15 at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in downtown Greensboro. The exhibition is organized and produced by The New School’s Humanities… Continue reading…
On September 5, 2016, Associate Vice-Chancellor of Economic Engagement Bryan Toney appeared on PBS’s Carolina Business Review. He highlighted how people, from millennials to baby boomers, are moving back into the Greensboro city center, how sustainable growth in the city depends on core strengths like education and manufacturing, and how Greensboro’s status as an international… Continue reading…
Over the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, 874 children in North Carolina attempted suicide, according to the North Carolina Department for Health and Human Services. Of these attempts, 56 resulted in death. Elementary school students accounted for 66 of the attempts overall, and two of the deaths. Researchers at UNCG… Continue reading…
