Keri Brown

School is out for many students as summer break kicks in full swing, but that doesn’t mean learning will stop for some  Forsyth County students.  Nearly 70 children will embark on a six-week journey of literacy enrichment and college campus immersion at Wake Forest University’s Freedom School. This year’s program runs from June 17 to July 26.  “We…

A crowd of nearly 13,000 gathered Monday on Hearn Plaza to honor the accomplishments of more than 2,000 graduates in Wake Forest University’s Class of 2024. The sun and comfortable 70-degree temperatures created a serene backdrop for the commencement celebration. Students gathered on nearby Manchester Plaza before the procession, sharing last-minute hugs and reflecting on their memories and experiences over the past four years.

The Pulitzer Center has selected Melina Traiforos, a third year English major and journalism and marketing communications minor, as Wake Forest’s 2024 Reporting Fellow. Traiforos will receive a $3000 stipend to report on Black maternal health disparities and inequalities low-income women face in the health care system.

The second graders begin using their body movements to demonstrate how the snowman turns to liquid from the heat. As the kids wiggle their way up and down to the floor and get creative with their responses, they are experiencing hands-on learning and mastering one of the State of North Carolina’s science standards. It’s all part of an innovative program called Theatre in Education. Wake Forest University is collaborating with Speas Elementary and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for the initiative. Sixteen WFU education and theater students are working with seven classes of Speas second graders this spring using the performing arts to teach lessons on weather patterns, the properties of liquids and solids and other science topics.

Wake Forest University is preparing to welcome several national, state and local experts to campus for the 2024 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit. The full-day program will take place on April 24 from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall. The free event is open to the public. The goal of the program is to bring various perspectives together for a deeper understanding of environmental issues facing underrepresented communities, share ideas, help find solutions and inspire grassroots efforts.