In 2002, the Department of Housing and Interior Design was renamed the Department of Interior Architecture. The program offered a Bachelor of Science degree until 2011, when the baccalaureate degree was redesigned as a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Department of Interior Architecture Chairs: Tom Lambeth (2000-2009, previously chair of Department… Continue reading…
Coursework in archaeology was offered by the Departments of Classical Studies and Anthropology prior to the establishment of an archaeology program in 1986. Beginning in the 1986-1987 academic year, students were able to complete an Interdisciplinary Studies major or minor with a concentration in archaeology. Jeffrey S. Soles of the… Continue reading…
The Mathematics Department has been in existence at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro since its opening as the State Normal and Industrial School in 1892. Its first department head was one of the charter members of the faculty, Gertrude Mendenhall. The department began to transform in 1965 with the… Continue reading…
The Mathematics Department has been in existence at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro since its opening as the State Normal and Industrial School in 1892. In 1994, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Mathematical Sciences. In 2006, the department was split into two separate departments: the… Continue reading…
The Mathematics Department has been in existence at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro since its opening as the State Normal and Industrial School in 1892. By 1993, the Department had grown to include three distinct sub-disciplines: mathematics, computer science, and statistics. In 1994, the name of the department was changed… Continue reading…
In the Spring of 2003, the name of UNCG’s Women’s Studies Program, which first offered courses in 1974, was changed to Women’s and Gender Studies to reflect a growing trend in women’s studies programs across the country. The new name also more accurately represented the Program’s evolving scope. Women’s and… Continue reading…
In 1972, UNCG formed a faculty-student committee be created to examine women’s studies in a larger academic context, define objectives of a women’s studies program, and to make recommendations on what type of form a program might be created at UNCG. The committee’s findings would eventually lead to the establishment of a Women’s… Continue reading…
UNCG’s Center for Critical Inquiry in the Liberal Arts was established within the College of Arts and Sciences in 1989 to foster cross-disciplinary curricular planning, research, discourse and community. The Center houses various liberal studies programs including the Honors Program and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. Dr. Henry… Continue reading…
In August 2014, the African American Studies Program‘s name was changed to African American and African Diaspora Studies to reflect a broader curriculum. This marked the second name change for the department, being previously known as the Black Studies Program. African American and African Diaspora Studies Program Directors: Tara Green… Continue reading…
In 1992-1993, the Black Studies Program officially changed its name to the African American Studies Program. In recent years, the department has continued to grow. On February 8, 2002, the Board of Governors approved UNCG’s request for authorization to establish a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies. And… Continue reading…
