Cheryl Walker

Wake Forest University celebrated a milestone in its commitment to supporting faculty, staff, and students with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the soon-to-open child care and early education facility at the University Corporate Center. The event, held August 28, marked the successful completion of construction of the new facility that will be operated by KinderCare Learning Companies for Employers to provide high-quality care and early education for the Wake Forest and Winston-Salem communities.

Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character will grant an additional $10 million to further help colleges and universities nationwide develop their own character education programs and initiatives.

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has appointed Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente to its Board of Directors.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. The case is about much more than fish.

The Educating Character Initiative, a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at WFU, has awarded 41 grants of up to $50,000 to institutions nationwide.