Wake Forest University collections and gallery exhibitions are now available in a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, a free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Categories: Arts & Culture, 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
A new grant will provide hands-on opportunities for high school students in Forsyth County to explore STEM.Categories: University Announcements
Wake Forest University is accepting nominations for the newly established Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact
How are 18th century British explorer Captain Cook and 21st century blockchain connected? Find out at the IdeasCityWS Festival on Oct. 2 in downtown Winston-Salem.Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake
Jackson Gibson is among 65 Winston-Salem kids attending the free, six-week, literacy-based summer program for rising third through eighth-graders. By using a culturally diverse curriculum, Wake Forest University’s Freedom School encourages a love of reading and learning.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Inclusive Excellence