Survey feedback is needed from households with children aged 0-7 in Forsyth County. The Pre-K Priority, a community initiative that’s examining the expansion of Pre-K programs in Forsyth County, is seeking parent and caregiver feedback as an important aspect of the initiative’s next steps. Launched in 2014, the Pre-K Priority is housed at Family Services… Read More »
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The Pre-K Priority Launches Parent/Caregiver Survey
WSSU Launches Million Dollar Match Fundraiser
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) aims to increase scholarship support for students through a unique matching fund-raising initiative. Through the Million Dollar Match, all gifts received or pledged between now and Dec. 31, 2019, for need-based endowed scholarships will be matched dollar-for-dollar. WSSU Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson said only a few historically Black colleges and universities… Read More »
Janet N. Spriggs Inaugurated as President of Forsyth Tech
Janet Nichols Spriggs was officially inaugurated as the seventh president of Forsyth Technical Community College on Thursday, September 19, in front of invited guests, elected officials, delegates from community colleges and universities, friends, family, faculty, staff and students. The inauguration was the final event in a week of special events that the planning committee affectionately… Read More »
WSSU Receives National Diversity Award for the Second Year in a Row
For the second consecutive year, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity’s Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award in recognition of its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. WSSU is the only historically Black college and university (HBCU) to receive the award this year. “We are honored to be selected… Read More »
WSSU, Appalachian Partner to Provide Social Justice Course for Future Teachers
A new course is helping future educators at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and Appalachian State University look at classrooms in a different way, with the goal of creating an environment in which all students thrive. Student diversity is increasing nationally and in North Carolina, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Research in… Read More »
Inaugural State of Education Event Focuses on Collaboration
All six leaders of Winston-Salem’s higher education institutions shared the stage for the first time at the Inaugural State of Education event. While it was their first public roundtable, all six agreed that it was not the first time they had worked together in various ways on efforts to improve their institutions and collaborate with… Read More »