Wake Forest University

Wake Forest awarded $1M grant for project focusing on environmental justice

10:47am January 13, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest University has been awarded a $1 million grant for a project focusing on environmental justice.

North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green to visit Triad

3:30pm September 28, 2022

by Bethany Chafin

North Carolina's Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green will make an appearance in the Triad Thursday. She'll be reading both old and new poems at Wake Forest University as part of the Edwin G. Wilson Speaker Series. Ahead of the event, Shelton Green spoke with WFDD's Bethany Chafin.

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Education

Universities team with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to train teachers with federal grant

4:00pm September 21, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Three local universities in collaboration with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S.

Fast-growing green jobs pay more, Wake Forest economist says

5:37pm August 09, 2022

by Paul Garber

New research by Wake Forest University economist Mark Curtis finds that jobs in the renewable energy sector have tripled in the last 15 years, a figure that could grow with the recent passage of th

Religion

Wake Forest Baptist Church votes to dissolve

8:22pm August 08, 2022

by David Ford

Members of Wake Forest Baptist Church have voted to dissolve following years of declining and aging membership, limited financial resources, and a new rental policy by the school.

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9th Wonder to teach the culture and history of hip-hop at Wake Forest University

4:52pm August 01, 2022

by David Ford

Students at Wake Forest University will return to campus this month with a unique course offered by a Grammy Award-winning professor: producer, DJ, lecturer, and Winston-Salem native

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Wake Forest receives grant to produce plays focused on social issues

10:24am January 18, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest University has received a grant to commission and produce two original plays to be presented during the 2024 National Black Theatre Festival.