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This is a profile phot of Sage Short standing on a balcony with the ocean and sunset behind her.

Poetry goes full circle at UNCG

This is a story of two Spartan MFA poets, born six decades apart. Sage Short ’26 MFA, a Myrtle Beach native with roots in West Virginia, grew up in post-9/11 America. After graduating from Coastal Carolina University, she got a master’s at Clemson, where she was assistant editor of the South Carolina Review. There, she was awarded the English department’s best thesis award and their award for excellence in teaching.

“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher,” she says. And poetry is her calling, too. Inspired by a former professor of hers, Dan Albergotti ’02 MFA, she came for her MFA in Creative Writing at UNCG, where teaching is part of the process. A McAllister Scholarship helped make it possible. In her second year of the program, she was appointed poetry editor of The Greensboro Review.

Dr. Susan Keane is dressed professionally. She's sitting outside smiling for a profile photo. Behind her is a bit of campus with students walking to class.

Bernard-Glickman Professorship elevates UNCG psychology 

UNC Greensboro psychology professor Dr. Susan Keane, the holder of the Candace Bernard and Robert Glickman Distinguished Professorship, says she can make a stronger impact because of the generosity of the Bernard-Glickman family. Keane first bonded with Candace Bernard over their passion for Dream Camp, a program for children with… Continue reading…

Dr. Megan Walters of UNCG Career and Professional Development Office is standing in front of a class presenting the valuable skills Humanities students bring to their careers.

$5 Million Mellon Grant Provides Paid Internships for Humanities Students

UNC Greensboro has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to implement a five-year paid internship and educational program for humanities students called “Humanities at Work.” This landmark grant is the largest ever received by UNCG’s College of Arts & Sciences – as well as one of the largest in the University’s history.

John Bain ’75, ’77 MPA and his late wife, Anita Bain, are standing close together with their arms around each other. They are smiling for a profile photo.

Bain Scholarships will support UNCG Athletics, master of public affairs

UNCG alumnus John Bain and his late wife, Anita, recognized higher education as the key to success in life. Now John is honoring Anita’s memory by helping ensure Spartans will succeed for generations to come through the Anita and John Bain Athletic Endowment Scholarship and the Anita and John Bain Endowed Scholarship.

Mrs. Gayle Hicks ’63, ’69 MA and Mr. Terry L. Fripp are standing at the steps of the Marcus T. Johnson Alumni House. They are dressed professionally. Both of them are smiling brightly with their arms around each other.

Fripp gifts make big impact

With two degrees in history – a bachelor’s from Woman’s College and a master’s from UNC Greensboro – Gayle Hicks Fripp ’63, ’69 MA became one of the most impactful historians in Guilford County.

Now, her impact in the field is assured for perpetuity.