News topic: Academics
University to offer intensive summer Spanish program
A new opportunity for Spanish language enthusiasts during this year’s second summer session on campus July 7 through Aug. 9 will incorporate both university students and local high school students… Read »
Firm donates $500,000
Representatives from the international accounting firm Ernst & Young, along with the university’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy students and faculty, gathered for a special ceremony… Read »
Student awarded in anthropology
Senior Christina Chauvenet was awarded first prize in the Peter K. New Student Research Competition in Memphis, Tenn. March 28. Sponsored by the Society for Applied Anthropology, the nationwide competition… Read »
Fund provides opportunities for third-world research
After a “life-changing” trip to Africa with Professor Slyvian Boko in 2007, senior James Beshara decided to take action in under-developed countries by creating The Dvelo Fund. Dvelo, short… Read »
Professor investigates happiness
In a nation addicted to happiness, he calls for the pursuit of sorrow. But it is a call to a contemplative life – a life of peace and one of hope. The university’s very own Thomas H. Pritchard… Read »
Trip aims to give aid to Nicaraguan businesses
Sixteen students from the university’s Babcock Graduate School of Management are spending this Spring Break in Nicaragua. The students, along with two faculty members, will be sharing their knowledge… Read »
University receives NSF grant
A grant totaling $596,679, awarded to the university by the National Science Foundation, will fund a three-year project designed to create a network of partnerships among the private sector, nonprofit… Read »
Convocation distinguishes faculty work
Founder’s Day Convocation, an annual event held in order to celebrate the great founders of the university along with accomplished faculty, students and alumni, was held Feb. 16 in Wait Chapel. The… Read »
Students learn about economic profits of recycling
A multi-million dollar facility located on Ivy Avenue in downtown Winston-Salem was the destination for a field trip for the Physics and Chemistry of the Environment class. With a single system valued… Read »
Calloway No. 1 on CPA exam
In a recent release from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), the results from the 2006 Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) exam concluded that the University accounting… Read »