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June 20, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has been added to the Center for Applied Science and Technology’s list of institutions with Universal Design for Learning initiatives. The designation came after a recent visit and review with executives from the center. The center, based in Boston, is the founding institution for Universal Design for……

June 15, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College now offers its sixth master’s-degree program, the Licensure Plus Master of Arts in Teaching for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. The program, which is expected to be formally approved by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction in July, is designed specifically to prepare teachers to……

June 14, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has added its fifth master’s-degree program, the M.A. in Theology, Ethics and Culture. It also is now offering an advanced certificate in religious studies. Courses begin this fall. The two programs are to be housed in the Department of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy, chaired by Daniel Malotky,……

June 7, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will offer a one-day workshop for people interested in becoming a notary public on Saturday, June 16. The workshop, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will prepare participants to take the notary public examination. Participants must be at least 19, have a high-school diploma or G.E.D., and……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Two Greensboro College students will present research during a conference on theology and disability June 14 in Raleigh. The two, Alla Alaghbri and Abigail Bügger, will join Benjamin Wall, assistant professor of religion at Greensboro College, in presenting their work on “The Continuing Significance of Jean Vanier” at the Summer Institute on……

June 1, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – A granddaughter of the man who served as Greensboro College’s secretary-treasurer a century ago has left the college more than a half-million dollars. Charlotte Anderson Straney, who was 72 when she died March 25, was a granddaughter of the Rev. Walter Makepeace Curtis, who served as secretary-treasurer and business……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will offer a free information session on its upcoming Paralegal Certification Education Program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, in Lea Center in Main Building on campus. Advance registration is requested; to register, please visit https://www.greensboro.edu/certification-and-innovative-programs/ and use the form at the bottom of the page. The session will provide……

May 16, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Greensboro College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a four-year extension of the president’s contract from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2024, at its May 11 meeting. Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., assumed the presidency of the 180-year-old college in 2010, in the turbulent years following the Great Recession,……

May 16, 2018 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has promoted Jason A. Myers, assistant professor of religion, to associate professor of religion. The college Board of Trustees approved the promotion at its meeting May 11. Prior to joining the faculty in 2015, he was pursuing his doctorate at Asbury Theological Seminary, where he was a……

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will host the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department’s “Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park” (MUSEP) series at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 10, on the campus’s front lawn at 815 W. Market St. The Greensboro Big Band will perform swing and jazz tunes. Admission is free, and the public……