News for 2025
WSSU launches Transfer and Adult Student Services unit to support growing student population
April 01, 2025
Winston-Salem State University is strengthening its commitment to transfer and adult learners with the launch of a new Transfer and Adult Student Services unit set to begin operations in April 2025.WSSU’s mathematics chair Dr. Felicia Simpson honored with inaugural international biostatistics award
March 26, 2025
Dr. Felicia R. Simpson, chair and associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, has been honored as the first-ever recipient of the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) International Biometric Society’s Dionne Price Early Career PIONEER Award in Biostatistics.
WSSU Chancellor Bonita Brown sworn into U.S. Supreme Court Bar
March 26, 2025
Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Bonita Brown was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar on March 21 in a prestigious ceremony in Washington, DC.WSSU Scholarship Week 2025 to showcase student and faculty research
March 25, 2025
WSSU's Office of Undergraduate Research will host its annual Scholarship Week from March 31 to April 4, 2025, celebrating academic excellence and innovative research under the theme, “Owning OUR ‘A’ Game: A Showcase of Visionaries.”
WSSU mourns the loss of nursing pioneer Gwendolyn Andrews
March 19, 2025
Winston-Salem State University is deeply saddened by the passing of Mrs. Gwendolyn Andrews, who made history as the first nursing instructor at Winston-Salem Teachers College (now WSSU).WSSU NASCAR Campus Lab Program students to host ‘Race You to the Yard: A NASCAR Experience’ on March 26
March 18, 2025
Winston-Salem State University students in the inaugural NASCAR Campus Lab Program cohort is gearing up for their first on-campus event, “Race You to the Yard: A NASCAR Experience,” on March 26, from noon to 2 p.m., on the WSSU campus in the Breezeway.
WSSU welcomes Grammy-winning artist, Rapsody, for Women’s History Month celebration
March 18, 2025
WSSU is excited to host Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Rapsody as a guest speaker for its annual Women’s History Month celebration, “Ladies First: Women on the Rise,” on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Dillard Auditorium.
WSSU to host annual cancer awareness event to highlight diversity of cancer types
March 12, 2025
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is working to broaden awareness about the wide range of cancers affecting individuals worldwide. As part of this effort, the university will host its third annual two-day cancer awareness event, “Rams: Thriving Together Stronger than Ever,” on March 20-21.
WSSU to Host a Month of Educational, Cultural, and Awareness Events in March
March 11, 2025
Winston-Salem State University is set to host a series of impactful events throughout March, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and the community for discussions, performances, and educational initiatives.
Winston-Salem State University’s Astrobotany Lab partners with former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe to expand HBCU space science research
March 07, 2025
Plant samples from Winston-Salem State University’s Astrobotany Lab will be on the first Blue Origin all-female mission to space this spring.
Fenghai Guo, WSSU chemistry professor appointed Provost Fellow for Research, Sponsored Programs
March 07, 2025
The Winston-Salem State University Office of the Provost has named Dr. Fenghai Guo, professor of organic chemistry, as the Provost Fellow for Research & Sponsored Programs.Mesia Steed, WSSU biology department chair, appointed Provost Fellow for Faculty Affairs
March 07, 2025
The Winston-Salem State University Office of the Provost has named Dr. Mesia Moore Steed, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, as Provost Fellow for Faculty Affairs.WSSU director of bands serving as president of national HBCU band consortium
February 18, 2025
Dr. Michael Magruder, director of bands for Winston-Salem State University, has been appointed president of the HBCU National Band and Orchestra Directors’ Consortium (HBCU-NBODC). He will lead the only conference designed for HBCU band directors and students for a two-year term.
Redemption story: WSSU’s Merrills to return to France as Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Paris, Senegal
February 13, 2025
“I am thrilled to have gone from being an au pair in France in my youth to a Fulbright,” Merrills said. “Never in my wildest dreams did I foresee while I was scrubbing floors and changing diapers in France as an au pair that I would one day return as a Fulbright.”
Professor Dawn Tafari’s purpose-driven life leads to 2025 UNC Excellence in Teaching Award
February 13, 2025
Dr. Dawn Hicks Tafari, an associate professor of education at Winston-Salem State University, approaches life with purpose and passion. She believes that her intentional dedication to teaching has played a key role in her selection as recipient of the 2025 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
WSSU to host hip-hop legend Pete Rock for Black History Month event
February 07, 2025
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will host legendary hip-hop artist and producer Pete Rock as the featured guest speaker for its annual Black History Month celebration. The event, titled “The Miseducation of…”, will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, in Dillard Auditorium on the WSSU campus.
WSSU formalizes partnership that creates pathway to nursing program for Salem College students
February 06, 2025
Winston-Salem State University and Salem Academy and College formalized a new partnership that will create a direct pathway for Salem College students to enroll in WSSU’s Division of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Winston-Salem State University sees record graduate enrollment following program revival
January 29, 2025
Winston-Salem State University has reached a historic milestone with the largest graduate student enrollment in its history, a significant achievement that comes nearly two years after the institution reinstated its graduate college.
WSSU researchers use mobile app technology to improve healthcare efficiency and worker safety
January 28, 2025
A team of researchers, led by Dr. Muztaba Fuad, professor and interim chair of computer science at Winston-Salem State University, are pioneering the use of mobile apps to make healthcare work more efficient. WSSU students are helping with the research by tracking their own movements and postures.
Student, faculty member honored with King ‘Building the Dream’ Award
January 24, 2025
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., two members of the Ramily were recognized during a joint program of Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University on the official federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon. Student Nia James and faculty member Maestra D’Walla Simmons-Burke were the 2025 honorees.
WSSU shows off new Allegacy Federal Credit Union Student Resource Center at ribbon cutting, grand opening
January 23, 2025
Winston-Salem State University hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening of its new Allegacy Federal Credit Union Student Resource Center on Jan. 23, addressing food insecurity and enabling a lifeline of extended support for student success.
WSSU chancellor’s visit to Nashville transforms into impromptu medical research consortium with alumni
January 23, 2025
One phone call turned a routine visit to Nashville, Tenn., into a consortium with WSSU alumni representing various medial research entities and an ambitious plan for future growth of the college.WSSU students to benefit from expanded food, clothing resources through Allegacy Federal Credit Union partnership
January 14, 2025
Winston-Salem State University students will have access to more food and clothing resources thanks to the generosity of Allegacy Federal Credit Union. Allegacy donated $120,000 to WSSU in 2023 to repurpose a former game room on the campus into a new Student Resource Center.
WSSU nursing alumnus earns Lifetime Achievement Award at age 37
January 09, 2025
Winston-Salem State University nursing alumnus Dr. Clifton Kenon Jr. is no stranger to being a trailblazer. At age 33, he won the highest honor given to a nurse from the American Academy of Nursing. Now, at age 37, he is making history again by becoming the first male and first millennial to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from AWHONN.