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Wake Forest Launches African American Studies Program

by Lois Elfman | February 21, 2021 Wake Forest University will offer both a major and minor in African American Studies. Propelled Read more

Dr. Susan Wente Appointed First Woman President of Wake Forest University

by Arrman Kyaw | February 1, 2021
Dr. Susan R. Wente, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be Wake [...] Read more

Kami Chavis, a Towering Law Professor, Appointed Vice Provost at Wake Forest University

by Arrman Kyaw | December 2, 2020
Kami Chavis, associate provost and law professor at Wake Forest University, has been appointed [...] Read more

University of Kentucky Names Ja’Mahl McDaniel as Director of Martin Luther King Center

by Sarah Wood | August 26, 2020
Ja’Mahl McDaniel was named the director of the University of Kentucky (UK) Martin Luther King [...] Read more

Wake Forest U Law Dean Apologizes After Professor Quotes N-Word From Court Case

| April 1, 2020
The dean of Wake Forest University School of Law recently apologized to students after a profes [...] Read more

You Can’t Compromise With Racism: College Leaders Must Address Our Ugly Racial Past

by Kyle Southern and Andrew Howard Nichols | March 10, 2020
Institutional leaders must move beyond rehearsed rhetoric and seek to forcefully tackle their i [...] Read more

Wake Forest U Apologizes for its Past Involvement in Slavery

by Jessica Ruf | February 21, 2020
During the school’s Founders Day ceremonies, the president of Wake Forest University publ [...] Read more

Wake Forest Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Integrating Residence Halls

by Jessica Ruf | January 30, 2020
Wake Forest University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of integrating its women’s resid [...] Read more

Wake Forest Supporting First-Generation Students Via Magnolia Scholars Program

by Sarah Wood | January 15, 2020
With the rise in tuition costs, Wake Forest University looked to develop an opportunity for all [...] Read more

Wake Forest University Confronts Slavery Past Through New Project

by Sarah Wood | January 6, 2020
Over the past three years, Wake Forest University has focused on uncovering their connection an [...] Read more

Juilliard Liberal Arts Faculty Write Letter of Support for Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

by Monica Levitan | February 5, 2019
Several members of the Liberal Arts Faculty at The Juilliard School have written a letter of su [...] Read more

Harris-Perry Draws Support in Beef with Wake Forest

| January 25, 2019
The relationship between Wake Forest University and prominent Black political science professor [...] Read more

Blake Morant: A Dean for Diversity and Civility

by Pearl Stewart | July 25, 2018
As he discusses experiences in his life that contributed to his success as a legal scholar and [...] Read more

Koch Foundation Keeps Giving to Universities

by Associated Press | June 4, 2018
The Charles Koch Foundation is increasing its donations to colleges and universities. The Assoc [...] Read more

Journalism Program Explores Black Students’ Experiences

by Tiffany Pennamon | April 2, 2018
The Nation recently launched a student journalism program that provides training and mentoring [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?