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Former name | New Garden Boarding School (1837–1888) |
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| Motto | Sapientium atque virtutum molior |
Motto in English | I am striving for wisdom and virtue[1] |
| Type | Privateliberal arts college |
| Established | 1837; 188 years ago (1837) |
| Accreditation | SACSCOC |
| Affiliation | Quakers[2] |
| Endowment | $92.7 million (2021)[3] |
| President | Jean Parvin Bordewich (acting)[4] |
Academic staff | 85 |
| Students | 1,429 |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 340 acres (1.37 km2) |
| Colors | Crimson and Gray |
| Nickname | Quakers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III —ODAC |
| Mascot | Nathan the Quaker |
| Website | www |
Guilford College | |
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| Nearest city | Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′43″N79°53′19″W / 36.09528°N 79.88861°W /36.09528; -79.88861 |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000855 01000676 (decrease) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1990 |
| Boundary decrease | June 27, 2001 |
Guilford College is aprivateliberal arts college inGreensboro, North Carolina.[6] It was founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Guilford has both traditional students and students who attend its Center for Continuing Education (CCE).
Guilford's program offerings include such majors as Peace and Conflict Studies and Community and Justice Studies, both rooted in the college's history as a Quaker institution. Its campus has been considered aNational Historic District by theUnited States Department of the Interior since 1990.[7] The college isaccredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges but was placed on probation in 2023 due to severe, ongoing financial challenges.
Guilford College is the only Quaker-founded college in the southeastern United States and the first co-ed college in the South.[8] Opening in 1837 asNew Garden Boarding School, the institution became a four-year liberal arts college under its current name,Guilford College, in 1888.[9]Levi Coffin, a well-known abolitionist, Quaker, and political dissenter grew up on the land, which is now considered a historical site.[9] The woods of New Garden, which still exist on campus today, were used as a meeting point for theUnderground Railroad in the 19th century, run by Coffin.[9]
Jane Fernandes, having served as president since 2014, chose to furlough and lay off colleagues during theCOVID-19 pandemic and announced that she would leave office on June 30, 2020, followed by a one-year sabbatical and transition to a tenured faculty position in English. Carol Moore was appointed the interim president and she began a "program prioritization" process that would significantly reduce the number of majors offered once approved.[10] The college announced in November 2020 that it would likely discontinue 19 out of its 42 majors and cut 16 tenured professors.[11] In November 2020, as a response to this plan, the faculty votedno confidence in Moore and the Board of Trustees' leadership, the first no-confidence vote in the college's history.[12] Moore subsequently left the college and Jim Hood, a faculty member, was selected as the new interim president at the end of February 2021.[13]
In early 2021, the college paused the November 2020 layoff plans and began significant fundraising effort, placing a hold on the layoff question until after the spring semester.[14] As of late March 2021, the fundraising plan was slightly ahead of schedule.[15] On January 1, 2022, Kyle Farmbry became Guilford's 10th president.[16]
In late 2023, the college'saccreditor, theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, placed the college on probation due to its ongoing, severe financial challenges. The probation was initially for one year but in late 2024 it was extended for another year.[17] In December 2024, while the college was on probation, president Farmbry resigned and the college's board of trustees appointed one of their own, Jean Parvin Bordewich, acting president.[4]
Guilford athletic teams are the Quakers. The college is a member at theDivision III level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing as a member of theOld Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) since the 1988–89 academic year.[18] The Quakers previously competed in theCarolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC, now Conference Carolinas) of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1930–31 to 1987–88.
Guilford competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball.
The school has won five national championships, including theNAIA men's basketball championship in 1973, the 1981 NAIA women's tennis title and the 1989 (NAIA), 2002 and 2005 (NCAA Division III) men's golf titles.
The Early College at Guilford (ECG) has approximately 200 students and is located inGreensboro, North Carolina. The school was started in 2002 as a partnership between Guilford College andGuilford County Schools as the first early college high school in North Carolina, allowing students to graduate with a high school diploma and up to two years of college credit from Guilford College.
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