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Allan Jimenez Leandro

Spartan Entrepreneurs: Astro Dogs Takes Off with Support of UNCG Community 

“College expanded my mind to new things, and the community I found here was a big part of that,” Leandro says.

His languages, literature, and culture major allowed him to explore his heritage: “I was born in Yadkin County, but when I was 6 years old, I moved to Mexico City for about seven years,” Leandro explained. “Although I knew a lot about my Mexican culture, the major opened my mind to other Hispanic nationalities and Spanish influences that I didn’t know about.”

Marisa González

Historias Espartanas: Marisa González Inspires the Next Generation

Many UNC Greensboro alumni stick around to work for the University, finding ways to give back by serving the students who come after them.

One of those, Marisa González ’16, ’19 M.A., has worn many hats, and often many at once. Right now, she’s a student, alumna, staff member, and lecturer.

Dancers at LLC Hands on culture jam

From Flamenco to ASL: LLC’s ‘Hands-On Culture Jam’ Showcases Global Traditions

On Monday, March 31, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) held its annual Hands-On Culture Jam, with the goal of sharing and celebrating the diverse range of abilities and cultures within the UNCG community.

The event featured an array of hands-on mini workshops, consisting of multiple interactive tables for students and the public to visit, each led by an LLC faculty member, staff, graduate assistant, language students, or other members of the UNCG campus and community. These table leaders presented a brief “bite-sized” workshop on a culturally relevant skill, such as learning to sign your name in ASL, cutting Papel Picado, or dancing Flamenco.

downtown Greensboro

UNCG Hosts International Colloquium on 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies

UNC Greensboro will host the 38th annual International Colloquium on 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies, March 27 – 29, 2025 in downtown Greensboro. The event is organized by Dr. Cybelle McFadden, Associate Professor in UNCG’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Keynote speakers are Felwine Sarr, a Senegalese academic and writer who is the Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University; and Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist, writer, educator, and award-winning filmmaker.

Karen DeNaples

Unsung Woman of UNCG Nominee Karen DeNaples

Teaching is my passion. Knowing that my students chose ASL because they want to learn the language inspires me to create fun activities in the classroom to provide opportunities for them to use the language. Also, sharing my love for ASL and identity as a culturally Deaf individual inspires me to connect to… Continue reading…

Delta Phi Alpha 2020 Induction Ceremony

The German Program welcomed German students Jeremiah Brownridge, Leigh Ann Curry, Nicolas Gaither, and Alyssa Quinlan into UNCG’s chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Honorary Society, at its annual induction ceremony on March 11, 2020. The initiation ritual, coordinated by chapter advisor, Dr. Ben Davis, was preceded by… Continue reading…