Winston-Salem State University

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University officials announced she donated $63 million to the school.

Plans for a restaurant and Winston-Salem State University offices at Union Station have stalled. City officials are now considering promoting part of the space as a wedding and event venue.

The ceremony came more than a year after she assumed the role as WSSU's 14th chancellor.

The University of North Carolina System as a whole reported record enrollment this fall, with some of the largest percentage increases in the system’s Historically Black Universities.

Documents show enrollment revenue is up for 14 of the UNC System’s 17 institutions. But that’s not the case for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or Winston-Salem State University.

A spokesperson for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University says there are 25 enrolled students from Iran, Sudan and Republic of the Congo who are subject to the full ban.

Winston-Salem TEACH is a partnership between Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and Salem College working to create a pipeline of quality teachers for local high-need public schools. The bulk of their funding comes from a U.S. Department of Education grant that was canceled last week.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has removed a Diversity and Equity course requirement from its general education program in order to comply with new federal orders to end DEI practices. Schools across the Triad are working to determine if they need to make changes as well.

The grant will allow the school to research how the affordable housing crisis is affecting rural communities across the state in addition to Winston-Salem.

Local economic development nonprofit, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., hosted its annual State of Education luncheon this week. The keynote speaker was Bonita J. Brown, who became the chancellor for Winston-Salem State University in July.