WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson isn’t shy about describing the role WSSU plays in the Piedmont Triad’s economy. “We really pride ourselves on being a regional institution, and by educating and creating the next workforce – that’s what we do here,” Robinson says in the accompanying video. Though one study calculated WSSU’s… READ MORE
Serving the community with WSSU health professionals
WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University is North Carolina’s top producer of bachelor’s degrees for African-Americans in nursing and health professions.1 In the accompanying video, WSSU Chancellor Elwood Robinson traces that to when the university – which started as a teachers’ college – launched its nursing school in the 1950s. “As a result of that, I… READ MORE
WSSU Student Success: ‘It’s OK to be different’
WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University takes student support seriously. “It goes back to who we are as a university – I mean, we are family,” Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes, Interim Associate Provost, says in the accompanying video at WSSU’s Student Success Center.1 The Student Success Center is a one-stop shop where students can get academic help,… READ MORE
Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – Challenges of NC Community College Funding
Spellings: NC public universities ‘the lifeblood of the state’
CHAPEL HILL – Margaret Spellings gets higher education – she champions the education of a broader cross-section of North Carolinians. Regrettably, though, Spellings announced last week that she will leave next year as President of the University of North Carolina System. “North Carolina’s public universities are the lifeblood of the state,” she said as she… READ MORE
Video: Dr. Jeff Cox – How to Improve Upward Mobility in Rural NC
WSSU founder: ‘What do they teach at Harvard?’
WINSTON-SALEM – To explain what makes Winston-Salem State University great, Chancellor Elwood Robinson points to Simon Green Atkins and the emancipated slaves who started the university after they sought approval from the local powers that be. “They said, ‘What will you teach?’ And he answered that question by saying, ‘What do they teach at Harvard?… READ MORE
WSSU: Preparing students for an ever-changing job market
WINSTON-SALEM – What will make Winston-Salem State University greater? “It will take Winston-Salem State continuing to deliver on that promise of making sure that we educate students for the job market, for careers,” Chancellor Elwood Robinson says in the accompanying video. “We started focusing on that by making sure we designed a curriculum that speaks… READ MORE
Changing student trajectories at WSSU
WINSTON-SALEM – The rankings Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson cares about aren’t the ones that show how selective a university is. It’s the rankings for social mobility. “That’s almost a key hallmark of what we do at Winston-Salem State University,” Robinson says in the accompanying video. “And that is providing opportunities to come here… READ MORE
Hans: Enrollment swings challenge community colleges
RALEIGH – When the economy heads south, North Carolinians head for their community colleges – and that can create real challenges to finding funds to teach those students. “When the economy is up, our enrollment goes down, because people have the opportunity for jobs,” Peter Hans, President of the NC Community College System, says in… READ MORE
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