A group of UNCG grads in cap and gowns celebrate on steps outside the Johnson Alumni House.

Excellence and Career-Readiness Define the UNCG Class of 2026

The excitement can be felt across UNCG as it gets ready to honor the nearly 3,000 Spartans who will graduate this spring. Each of their stories speaks to their perseverance and passion for modeling leadership and service wherever they go. To help with traffic and parking around First Horizon Coliseum, UNCG will provide free shuttles from campus.

UNCG students around a table doing activities.

Setting Students Down Their Personalized Wellness Journey

A photograph on the path, a workshop about navigating tricky conversations, and fitness classes organized by student peers are some of the ways UNCG is investing in wellness for students. Spartans Thrive awarded grants to six programs, enabling them to expand and reach more students.

Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. with Greensboro Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter, and Chef Aarti Sequeira.

Chef Aarti’s Party Comes to UNCG

Chef Aarti Sequeira brought her party to UNCG to teach students how to make chutney and judge Spartan Dining’s Spring 2026 Battle of the Chefs.

UNCG Recognized as Top 10 Military Friendly School 

For the fourth year running, UNCG was named in the Top 10 schools across the nation for military friendliness and No. 1 in North Carolina. The outlet also designated UNCG as a Military Spouse Friendly School for its accommodations and services to military families.

Two students sit in the quad on campus with brick classroom buildings and sunlight streaming through the fall trees behind them.

Why UNCG?

Five reasons why prospects are deciding, and current students are realizing that UNCG is a smart choice for value, support, career preparation, and campus living.