President Kyle Farmbry has been appointed to the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities’ board of directors for a two-year term beginning this fall. Guilford College joined CUMU in 2023.

“I’m honored by the appointment and excited about how I can support the coalition, the College and Greensboro together,” says Kyle. “Guilford’s mission is one that is shared by the people who live and work in Greensboro. We want to use our students and resources to help our city and communities flourish. This role will help do just that.”

CUMU was founded by college leaders in 1989 to leverage the power of higher education to enhance their communities. CUMU members have played an important part in strengthening higher education’s role in urban settings, collaborating across institutions to prioritize information exchange and research regarding metropolitan colleges and communities.

The organization’s stated mission is to “ensure sustained attention to the exchange of information and ideas among member institutions about higher education’s role in urban and metropolitan settings, engender a unified approach to the resolution of common challenges, and develop a clearer understanding within the higher education community and among public policy makers and the public about the distinctive roles played by urban and metropolitan institutions.”

Other North Carolina schools that are CUMU members include UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro and UNC Wilmington.

Kyle and other nominated CUMU board members are elected to two-year terms by peers from other institutions that are a part of the organization. Each elected board member demonstrates a commitment to the mission of CUMU through their everyday work with their respective institution.