Education
WSSU, Appalachian partner to provide social justice course for future teachers
September 10, 2019
A new course is helping future educators at WSSU and Appalachian State University look at classrooms in a different way, with the goal of creating an environment in which all students thrive.
WSSU’s GEMS: 10 years of empowering girls in STEM
July 15, 2019
GEMS academy is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month with a special two-week camp. Over the past 10 years, more than 1,500 girls have participated in the program.
WSSU's 2019 graduates: Where are they headed?
May 15, 2019
Here's a glimpse of where a few of the students from the Class of 2019 are headed.
Alumna, WWII vet will have her wish granted at WSSU’s 2019 Commencement
May 02, 2019
PFC Elizabeth Barker Johnson, a 1949 WSSU graduate and retired teacher, was surprised with the news on her 99th birthday.
January Kudos: Faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
January 24, 2019
Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements for January 2019.
Ranking: WSSU’s online early childhood education program most affordable in nation
January 11, 2019
WSSU's Birth-Kindergarten Education (BKE) program is the most affordable in the nation, according to a new ranking from a national website.
WSSU again ranks among top degree producers for African American students
October 22, 2018
According to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, WSSU again ranks among the top producers of bachelor’s degrees in the nation for African American students. WSSU also ranks in the top 10 nationally for rehabilitation or therapeutic professions and nursing.
A look inside the renovated weight room at Whitaker Gym
September 30, 2018
Renovations are complete on the weight room at Winston-Salem State University’s Whitaker Gym.
Ram family remembers Lorraine Morton ’38
September 11, 2018
Lorraine Hairston Morton ’38, a trailblazer who became the first African-American mayor of Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, passed away on Sept. 8.
103-year-old alumna gets surprise visit from women’s basketball team
August 18, 2018
103-year old WSSU alumna Henrietta Cross Hatton Clark got her wish: a visit from WSSU's women's basketball team.
Inspiring Programs in STEM: WSSU wins two national awards
August 15, 2018
WSSU’s Girls Empowered in Math and Science (GEMS) and Women in Science Program (WISP) each have received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
Eight questions with … Dr. Darryl Scriven, new dean of The College
July 13, 2018
Learn more about Dr. Darryl Scriven, the academic and administrative leader for the College’s more than 200 full- and part-time faculty members in 19 departments.
July Kudos: Faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
July 12, 2018
Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements for July 2018.
WSSU graduate overcomes obstacles, ready to change the world as an educator
June 15, 2018
WSSU graduate Inayah Turner turned tragedy into triumph, and now she's ready to change the world as an educator.
WSSU 2018 graduates: Where are they headed?
May 14, 2018
Here’s a glimpse of where a few of the students from the Class of 2018 are headed.
WSSU’s graduate programs receive $2.4 million boost
March 01, 2018
A federal grant will provide scholarships and support for graduate students, helping to increase the number of African Americans in STEM and allied health graduate programs.
WSSU's economic mobility center introduced at D.C. summit
February 13, 2018
WSSU's new Center for the Study of Economic Mobility was introduced to leaders in Washington, D.C., during the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Center for Advancing Opportunity (CAO) State of Opportunity in American Summit.
WSSU online Birth to Kindergarten Education program ranked top 25 in the nation
July 14, 2017
WSSU’s Birth through Kindergarten Education program has been ranked as one of the top 25 online early childhood education programs in the nation.Video: SciTech aims to inspire Winston-Salem's next generation of scientists
June 26, 2017
About 100 elementary and middle-school students from Winston-Salem are spending their summer learning about science through the SciTech Institute's summer camps.Weather station aids emergency preparedness at WSSU
April 11, 2017
New technology is providing real-time weather data and early warnings for severe weather at the Winston-Salem State University campus.
WSSU announces 2017 MLK 'Building the Dream' Winners
January 18, 2017
Dr. Dawn Tarfari, associate professor of education; Dr. Fran Bates-Oates, adjunct faculty in the Department of Education; and student Dishanda Brown have been named Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. “Building the Dream” award winners.
Alma S. Keen: A lifelong legacy of service
January 03, 2017
At the age of 105, Alma Setzer Keen had seen and done a lot before she passed on Dec. 15, 2016. She had been a highly respected educator, trailblazing community activist and administrator.