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Guilford names interim president after President Jane Fernandes steps down

Carol Moore, Guilford College interim president

Jenni Camhi and Pierson Kye, Editor-in-Chief and News Editor

August 18, 2020

As the 2020-21 academic year begins, Guilford College students and faculty alike are entering a new semester with several recent changes in administration. One of the first changes that came to light, the resignation of Guilford President Jane Fernandes, was announced on June 26. Fernandes said she plans to ...

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Guilford College Announces Nelson Bobb as the Interim Athletics Director

Nelson Bobb talks at the press conference announcing him being named the interim director of athletics on September 6, 2017 on the Guilford College campus. //Photo courtesy Guilford Athletics/

Andrew Walker and DaeQuan Fitzgerald

September 9, 2017

On Wednesday, Guilford College President Jane Fernandes announced Nelson Bobb as the Interim Director of Athletics at a press conference on campus. “As we transition to a single full-time athletic director, Guilford College is in great hands,” said Fernandes. “We’re truly blessed to have...

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Administration works to address Charlottesville riot

James Shields ’00, Director of the Bonner Center for Community Service & Learning, explains the significance of the Underground Railroad Tree, a 300-year old poplar tree located deep in the college’s woods.//Photo by Fernando Jimenez/The Guilfordian

Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor

September 8, 2017

In an email sent on Aug. 22 by President of Guilford College Jane Fernandes to the student body of Guilford, she condemned hatred and urged the Guilford community to come together in response to the Charlottesville riot that left three dead. “Let us hope that a unity of spirit arising in the aftermath...

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