The music career of Cal Richardson ’26 is off to a strong start thanks to his love of jazz, UNCG’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies program, and the generosity of Dr. Ward Robinson ’10 MPH, ’19 PBC. The double alum created endowment so that more students could share in the opportunities he enjoyed.
Across the Triad, Spartans are helping people celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial. Alumni helped the Guilford County committee put together celebratory programming ahead of the Fourth of July.
UNCG students collaborated with Dr. Anne Parsons, director of public history, and Lisa Withers of University Libraries to create “Limits of Freedom.” Their displays of African-American history went on display in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Natalie Tucker discovered a passion for analytics at UNCG’s Bryan School. Today, she applies these skills as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist at Disney, helping protect one of the world’s most recognized brands against emerging cyber threats.
Kimber Heinz ’09 MA, ’16 MA is a curator of political and economic history for North Carolina Museum of History. She considers herself a steward as she works with artifacts significant to the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Aslan Freeman ’11 reveals how UNCG preparation and experience in the NC music scene took him from small-town theater to playing Bank of America Stadium as the lead guitarist for Lainey Wilson.
Before becoming the 2026 National Principal of the Year, Spartan Jason Johnson was a high school kid in Durham watching the way his own principal at Hillside High School worked.
Sage Short ’26 MFA was named poetry editor of “The Greensboro Review” in her second year at UNCG. She’s another link in the long chain of influential writers to come out of the creative writing program over many decades.
Ernest Dollar ’93, director of museums for the City of Raleigh, believes in making history feel relevant to people’s lives. As the United States prepares for its 250th anniversary this summer, he helps bring centuries-old milestones to life for new generations.
The double alum took advantage of every opportunity at his disposal in the Bryan School of Business and Economics. He became one of the first beneficiaries of a new scholarship and, as part of the inaugural class of the highly-touted Blueprint Series, built key skills that catch the eye of prospective employers.
