CLE’s 2nd Annual Visiting Scholars Speaker Series & Community Networking Conference: Monday, March 23 4:30pm-8:00pm – Byrum Welcome Center
The theme of this year’s conference is “Hold the Phone: Exploring the Intersections of Screen Time, Brain Health, and Learning“. Speakers on six panels will engage in meaningful dialogue on topics related to screen time, brain health, and learning across various fields including but not limited […]
TEDx Speaker Event – March 22, 2026 in Wait Chapel 2-4pm
This year’s TEDx event will feature eight global speakers under the theme “Playing with Fire,” all exploring ingenuity, risk-taking, and bold thinking across disciplines. The event is free and open to students, faculty, and members of the broader community.
edCamp336 on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
The Wake Forest Department of Education is partnering with the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to bring you edCamp336 on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at Wake Forest University. Join us for a morning of […]
News Literacy course taught by Professor Justin Catanoso
Professor Justin Catanoso is teaching a course called “News Literacy” within the Journalism Program at Wake Forest. The course is designed to teach students how to become more discerning consumers of news, and it seeks to help students recognize the difference between news and propaganda, […]
Who Writes, Who Learns? Evidence from L2 Writing Development under AI Conditions – February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM (Greene Hall, Room 239)
This talk was hosted by the Wake Forest University Department of German and Russian, and addressed a central gap in research on AI and writing: the lack of developmental evidence. Presenting a within-learner comparison of AI-assisted and human-only L2 writing, it shows that, while AI […]
WORDSAWAKE5! took place on February 21, 2026!
WordsAwake5! is a Celebration of Wake Forest Writers and Writing When: Saturday, February 21, 9:00 am – 11:45 am Where: Annenberg Hall, Room 111 Carswell Hall, Wake Forest campus and via Zoom Webinar.
The CLE co-sponsored a community speaker event: “The State of Public Education in Winston-Salem: Challenges & Opportunities” on Friday, December 5, 2025
Closed for Democracy: How Mass School Closure Undermines the Citizenship of Black Americans took place on October 29, 2025.
Dr. Sally Nuamah presented her latest book, Closed for Democracy: How Mass School Closure Undermines the Citizenship of Black Americans (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Closed for Democracy was the recipient of three 2023 American Political Science Association (APSA) Best Book awards, recipient of the W.E.B Dubois Distinguished book award and […]
Congratulations to Dr. Keri Epps and Dr. Rowie Kirby-Straker on their newly published book chapter co-created with Authoring Action and undergraduate student researchers
DAUNTING COMMUNITY LISTENING: Designing and Implementing a Community Listening Framework & Accountability Group for Undergraduate Students Their work demonstrates how intentional listening training transforms community partnerships—shifting students from a “fix-it” mentality to genuine reciprocity with community partners. Through their Community Listening […]