Education

Israel-Hamas war provokes some intense responses on U.S. college campuses

5:14am November 16, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Eddie Glaude Jr., theologian and scholar of African American studies at Princeton University, who is wrestling with the internal debate over the Israel-Hamas war.

Deborah Rudolph speaks at board of education meeting

Education

WS/FCS Board of Education unanimously approves raises for classified staff

4:05pm November 15, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education approved a new pay plan for classified staff at their meeting on Tuesday. Most of these employees will receive a 6% raise as a result.

HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question

1:12pm November 15, 2023

by Julien Virgin

When it come to tennis, many historically Black colleges and universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans

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This trans college athlete is being faced with an impossible decision

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson

The story of one trans college athlete who is being forced to choose between continuing his gender-affirming medical care and playing the sport he loves.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County volunteers made Thanksgiving Break Kits

Education

WS/FCS volunteers make Thanksgiving Break kits for students and families facing housing insecurity

5:22pm November 13, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Volunteers with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are building Thanksgiving Break Kits this week for students and families in need, the majority of whom are facing housing insecurity.

In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

5:10am November 13, 2023

by Jessica Bakeman

Homeschooling in Florida is on the rise, and so is the variety of class offerings that can include things like surfing and science.

She studies 'sensitive topics' in Chinese history. Hong Kong denied her work visa

9:39am November 12, 2023

by John Ruwitch

In Hong Kong, the rejection of a Canadian scholar's visa highlights the erosion of academic freedom.

Posters hung around the New York University campus in Greenwich Village, showing people kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 in Israel, are seen torn up and covered with pro-Palestinian graffiti.

Colleges face pressure to curb antisemitism and Islamophobia

5:00am November 11, 2023

by Tovia Smith

The Biden Administration has told colleges they risk losing federal funding if they don't take aggressive steps to curb attacks on Jewish students, and harassment of pro-Palestinian students.

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Oregon State's president doesn't want to do away with the Pac-12 conference

6:32pm November 10, 2023

As the 2023 college football season draws to a close, so do the days of the Pac-12 conference as we know it. Jayathi Murthy, president of Oregon State University, wants to preserve the conference.

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Education

Lexington City Schools community highlights staffing needs in district survey

3:39pm November 10, 2023

by Amy Diaz

In her first 100 days as Lexington City Schools Superintendent, Nakia Hardy surveyed the community for feedback on the district. Staffing and academic support were a couple of areas cited as needing improvement.