Tag: Maya Angelou

Opinion

Learning Critical Empathy: A Lesson From Journalism

We can never know what it was like to be George Floyd, but the reward for trying is that we cultivate our humanity. There is evidence that we also build a stronger public good.

November 4, 2020

Latest News

Blake Morant: A Dean for Diversity and Civility

As he discusses experiences in his life that contributed to his success as a legal scholar and dean of the George Washington University Law School, Blake D. Morant recalls his years as an Eagle Scout and his upbringing by a mother who encouraged him to develop all of his talents.

July 25, 2018

African-American

Wake Forest Opens Dorm Honoring Poet Maya Angelou

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University has named a new dorm in honor of poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Multiple media outlets report Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the five story residence hall for 224 students on Friday. Angelou was an American Studies professor at the university in Winston-Salem up until her […]

February 19, 2017

Students

Wake Forest University Naming Dorm for Poet Maya Angelou

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University is naming a new residence hall in honor of famous former faculty member Maya Angelou. The private university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said Friday the five-story building now under construction will house more than 200 first-year students when it opens in January 2017. University President Nathan Hatch says Angelou […]

November 20, 2016