Nineteen high school students shared research project results during the final LEAP symposium held at the University’s Wake Downtown. LEAP is a summer, paid, lab-based internship program for rising high school juniors and seniors.Categories: Community Impact
As part of the Wake Forest LEAP, high schoolers are paired with a Wake Forest faculty member and a co-mentor, which is a Wake undergraduate or graduate student. These mentors then introduce them to research. Categories: Community Impact
Dozens of elementary students in Forsyth County are participating in a six-week program known as Freedom School. As a result of collaborative growth and success of the program, the University has been awarded a $400,000. Categories: Community Impact
Fifth graders at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem are preparing to bring their culinary best during the Kids Cooking Coalition Competition on Wednesday, April 26 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria Local celebrity chefs will judge the cook-off.Categories: Community Impact
A $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant will help support a collaboration between Wake Forest and Loire Valley Theater Festival, Inc. to bring the civil rights musical drama, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” to Wake Forest University in October 2023. Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Happening at Wake
Members of the Wake Forest community gathered at the steps of Wait Chapel this afternoon to commemorate the enslaved individuals who worked for or were sold to benefit the institution that would become Wake Forest University. Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Wake Forest University is hosting the annual Maya Angelou Garden Party this Sunday, April 3, from 2-4 p.m. in Bailey Park in Innovation Quarter. The event celebrates Angelou’s April 4 birthday, is always held on the Sunday closest to it and is free and open to the public. Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Wake Forest has received $250,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation to commission and produce two original plays to be presented at the 2024 National Black Theatre Festival.Categories: Community Impact, University Announcements
Wake Forest University is accepting nominations for the newly established Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact