When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he made history by being the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas and the first non-European pope since the eighth century. Since his election, he...
For years, the public has criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the lack of diversity in the Academy Award nominees and winners.
In 2016, as a response to this critique of the...
A sea of rainbow flags symbolizing hope, pride and unity permeated the heart of the city of Greensboro as thousands of individuals gathered downtown to celebrate and embrace diversity.
The 12th Pride...
Praveena Somasundaram is a rising senior in The Early College at Guilford program. She is the features editor of The Guilfordian, Guilford College’s award-winning student newspaper. Praveena...
On Friday, February 24th, student group Integrity for Guilford held a speak out protest as part of a continuing discussion for demanding changes to school policy and addressing issues of racism, sexism,...
James Sharpe & Patrick Cassidy, Senior Writer & Staff Writer
• April 22, 2016
“Beginning in fall 2015, I convened a compensation committee,” said President Jane Fernandes. “This includes faculty, staff and student representatives.”
Since Fernandes came into office in...
In the past 200 years, a lot has changed with respect to gender dynamics in the classroom. Years ago, hardly any women attended college. In 2014, according to the American Community Survey, 55.2 percent...
Atheists are the least trusted minority in America today.
What, you were thinking of a different group? If so, that isn’t surprising, given that there has been great pushback (as there should be)...
How often do you think about Guilford’s core values in your day-to-day life? Be honest — it is not very Quaker to lie.
Guilford established its seven core values, community, diversity, equality,...
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