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William Electric Black, a seven-time Emmy-winning writer for his work on the TV show ‘Sesame Street,’ visited two Winston-Salem Forsyth County elementary schools this week to read his children’s book, “A Gun is Not Fun,” to kindergartners. Black’s visits were part of an initiative led by Wake Forest University’s Center for Literacy Education, which seeks…

Thanks to the support of Lilly Endowment Inc. and Wake Forest University, the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) has awarded $15.6 million in Institutional Impact Grants to 24 projects among 29 colleges and universities seeking to undertake a substantial and sustained effort to educate character in undergraduate populations across their institutions.

As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, the “Initiative on Religion, Pluralism, and American Public Life” will launch in the fall of 2024.

Six Wake Forest students are featured in this spring scholarship roundup from the Wake Forest Scholars Program.

The University is well-represented at this year's RiverRun International Film Festival. Films with Wake Forest ties include a narrative feature, a feature-length documentary, and eight narrative and documentary shorts.