Winston-Salem State University

“People don't understand the cost that goes along with feminine care products or even just personal care items," Carver High School Principal Thyais Maxwell said. "And when you experience poverty, or when you have to make a decision about food, the price of gas, or these items, sometimes you're stuck in a really difficult situation.”

The children at Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem met their new college student mentors for the first time one-on-one on Thursday. 

Three local universities in collaboration with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S.

Winston-Salem State University joined a growing list of historically Black colleges and universities that have recently received a bomb threat, but a university spokeswoman says they were prepared.

The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded more than $28 million in funding to Winston-Salem State University. It's the largest grant in the school's history.

Several Triad historically Black colleges and universities will be using federal funding to offer free textbooks to all undergraduate students in coming semesters.

Two Triad universities will take part in a clinical trial focusing on COVID-19 vaccines and transmission of the virus among college students. 

A lawsuit filed over the shooting death of a Winston-Salem State University student on Wake Forest University's campus has been scheduled for trial.