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AADS hosts 35th annual CACE conference, February 17-20

On February 17-20, 2025, UNCG’s African American and African Diaspora Studies Program will host the 35th annual CACE Conference. CACE 2025 is four days of conversation about environmental justice, local ecologies, digital arts, and the many ways we create meaningful, dynamic community with each other for a larger good.

Spread of historical documents and photos

Elementary students enhance social studies learning with STEM activities

Thanks to a nearly $25,000 grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program through the Library of Congress, Dr. Ryan Hughes in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education has engaged in a project with a local charter school that will combine STEM and social studies for students in kindergarten through second grade.

UNCG Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham places the doctoral hood on one of her students

Ask a researcher in the UNCG School of Education

Students earning degrees in the School of Education benefit from the thought-provoking research in areas of special education, trauma-informed practice, classroom environment, and public health. Their faculty researchers talk about their work so far, and how they hope to move forward.

Willow Burgess-Johnson speaks with a teen at the NC Voices Amplified photovoice exhibit

Funding Friday | December 13, 2024

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

Toys for Joy Parade

UNCG’s yearly Toy for Joy Parade will be on Monday, December 9 from 5 to 7:30pm. Please bring an unwrapped toy for children aged 8 to 18.

UNCG AADS students stand in front of the mural

UNCG Student Forms New Group to Help Foster Care Alumni Move Forward

Natalie Paul’s topic for her honors thesis had a personal connection to her own life, but her research opened her eyes to the gaps that leave many other students in need. It inspired her to act, forming the student organization “Foster Forward” to help kids aging out of foster care take the next step.