Guilford College

This year’s Eastern Music Festival for aspiring young musicians and music lovers was cancelled due to a dispute between faculty musicians and the board. To help keep the spirit of the festival alive, dozens of current and past faculty and students from across the country are coming to Greensboro next week to perform a free concert.

The property is environmentally and historically significant. Native Americans and Revolutionary War soldiers knew these woods. Freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad also passed through.

The speaker series was originally free but became a subscription model around the same time organizers moved it off campus. It’s been held at the Tanger Center since 2022.

The institution is facing significant challenges including financial troubles that pre-date Farmbry’s arrival. Board of Trustees Chair Jean Bordewich is serving as interim president. She says the coming year is crucial for Guilford.

Guilford College leaders are hoping a peace conference Friday will lead to new approaches to address violence. It’s a way of dealing with conversations and confrontations in response to the Israel and Hamas War.

The Guilford College Bryan Series wraps up its season Tuesday with an appearance by longtime broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff. Woodruff broke into the highly male-dominated news industry in the 1970s and would go on to become a national news reporter, editor and anchor.

Next month the nationally recognized Eastern Music Festival and summer education program gets underway in Greensboro. In addition to ticketed events,…

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Guilford College in Greensboro has exceeded its initial milestone fundraising goal of $2 million two weeks early. But they're raising the money amidst…