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In response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) guidelines released this week, Wake Forest University has joined an amicus brief, prepared by the Presidents' Alliance on Immigration and Higher Education, backing a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against federal restrictions that threaten the education and wellbeing of international students.
Yesterday, Wake Forest joined more than 150 higher education institutions united in the fight to combat the new ICE restrictions. The amicus brief, written by the President’s Alliance, which is not involved in the case but has a strong interest in the subject matter, supports the litigation filed by Harvard and MIT to prohibit the enforcement of the government’s order.
According to ICE guidelines, nonimmigrant students under F-1 or M-1 visas must take at least one in-person class in order to stay in the United States. Those students taking fully online course loads this fall will be barred from entering or staying in the country.
“This ICE policy will have far-reaching detrimental effects on our international students, the Wake Forest community, higher education as a whole and our society at large,” Nathan Hatch, president of Wake Forest University, said. “We stand with our students, who greatly enrich our campus, and we will fight for their opportunity to pursue their education with us."
In addition to supporting the brief, Wake Forest continues to use multiple methods to advocate against these guidelines and protect students, including working with elected representatives in Washington, D.C., and with peers and professional associations. The provost, deans and faculty are collaborating to make options available for in-person learning opportunities for international students, and the Office of International Student and Scholar Services is advocating for and offering support to students affected by these directives.
A message from President Hatch regarding support for international students. wakefo.rest/31TgTUE
Still here. Smelling sweet. Waiting for our Deacs to return. #MotherSoDear
Have a safe and Happy 4th, Deacs! 🇺🇸
Every Deac knows, safety first in the lab! 🎩😷🔬 // ourwayforward.wfu.edu
We have completed the major elements of our plans to reopen for the Fall 2020 semester.
Our intent is to create a path forward which prioritizes the health of our community, maintains flexibility and delivers an exceptional education to our students.
Please see the 🔗 in our profile for more details, dates and deadlines. wakefo.rest/ourwayforward
Somewhere over the rainbow. #MotherSoDear #WakeTheArts // 🎨 by Ariana Yu (‘23) @arinayuayy
On June 13, 18 local artists teamed up to paint a mural spelling out “End Racism Now #BLM" on Main Street in front of City Hall in downtown Winston-Salem. Among those artists was rising #WFU senior Chloe Beatty (’21). She was assisted by her sister Monet Beatty (’20).
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Chloe was selected to design the “M” and her work is entitled “Reimagining the Black Barcode”. According to Chloe, “These bars symbolize our new code to financial freedom and the eradication of systematic oppression. Support Black-owned businesses.”
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The Winston-Salem Community Mural Project is a collaborative, grassroots public art project inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Eighteen local artists, and the Women's Committee of Stagehands Local 635, helped create the mural. The overall mural project was organized by Rasheeda Shankle in partnership with @cityofwinstonsalem, The Minister’s Conference Winston-Salem Vicinity, @artscouncilwsfc, @triadculture, Honorable Youth, and community leaders Joshua Mack, Chelsea Jones, Casey Jones and Larry "LB the Poet" Barron.
Drone video by @flowchildentertainment
#WakeTheArts #WSNC #DTWS #GoDeacs
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#MotherSoDear would like to wish all of the Deac dads, granddads and father figures a #FathersDay unrivaled by any. 🎩💛
Listed above are the known names of some of the enslaved individuals who helped to build, maintain and were sold to benefit the original campus in the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Wake Forest University’s Slavery, Race and Memory Project has published a collection of essays that examine the institution of slavery and its ties to the University. The full collection is online at the link in our profile.
To Stand With And For Humanity: Essays from the Wake Forest University Slavery, Race and Memory Project contains essays written by Wake Forest faculty and administrators. It also includes President Nathan O. Hatch’s apology for the institution’s participation in and benefit from slavery and remarks from Dean of @wakediv Jonathan L. Walton.
Image from slide one: A list of expenses from the first college catalog, including the “Servant’s hire” fee.
Image from slide three: A college account book entry from 1835 showing payments for rented enslaved workers.
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