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UNC Greensboro is a learner-centered, public research university with eight colleges and schools offering more than 150 areas of undergraduate and graduate study. UNCG is recognized nationally for helping first-generation and lower-income students achieve paths to prosperity. Located near downtown Greensboro, N.C., the state’s third-largest city, and founded in 1892 as a college for women, UNCG is one of the original three institutions that formed the UNC System in 1932. The University began admitting men in 1964. Today, UNCG is one of the most diverse universities in the state, comprising almost 19,000 students and more than 2,600 faculty. It is a high-research, community-engaged doctoral university as classified by the Carnegie Foundation with recognized strengths in health and wellness, the arts and sciences, nursing, business, and education. Search and apply for jobs at https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/. Follow UNCG on social media: @uncg on Instagram, Threads, and X; /uncg1891 on Facebook; @uncg.edu on Bluesky.

Dr. James Edward Shepard founded North Carolina Central University in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua. It became the first public liberal arts institution for African Americans in the nation. The university is now a master's comprehensive institution that offers bachelor's and master's degrees, a Juris Doctor, and a Ph.D. in Integrated Biosciences to a diverse student population. With a strong teaching, research, and service tradition, North Carolina Central University prepares students to become global leaders and practitioners who transform communities. Through a nationally recognized law school and highly acclaimed and innovative programs in the visual and performing arts, sciences, business, humanities, and education programs, NCCU students are engaged problem solvers. The university advances biotechnological, biomedical, informational, computational, behavioral, social, and health sciences research in the Research Triangle Park. Our students enhance the quality of life of citizens and the economic development of North Carolina, the nation, and the world.

Founded in 1892, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) enjoys a distinguished reputation as a historically Black constituent institution of the University of North Carolina that offers a high-quality liberal education. WSSU's diverse faculty are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service. Our rich curriculum fosters the critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, and depth of character needed to transform the world. Students graduate equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to create innovative solutions to today's-and tomorrow's-complex problems. Guided by the motto "Enter to Learn. Depart to Serve," WSSU develops leaders who advance social justice by serving the world with compassion and commitment. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni address issues such as health equity, urban education, and community empowerment.