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WFU in the news: Jan. 16-22, 2023

January 25, 2023

Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & Communications

Categories: University Announcements

Oscar nods: Rising tide of ‘Black Panther’ isn’t lifting all Black film

January 25, 2023

Media professor Phillip Lamarr Cunningham talks about Black representation, under-representation and the absence of representation in modern film – both nationally and internationally.

Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery

Wake Forest University Awarded $30M Lilly Endowment Inc. Grant to Build National Capacity for Character Education

January 24, 2023

The Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Wake Forest a $30.7 million grant to support the University’s Program for Leadership and Character and create a national higher education network devoted to educating character.

Categories: Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, Transformative Giving, University Announcements

Wake Forest announces 2023 ‘Building the Dream’ award winners

January 19, 2023

For more than two decades, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University have collaborated to host events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One of those is the annual ‘Building the Dream’ awards. Six individuals were recognized this week during a joint MLK celebration luncheon.