Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black university that today is a recognized regional institution offering baccalaureate and graduate programs to a diverse student population. U.S. News and World Report has ranked the university among Top Public Comprehensive Colleges in the South for the last nine years (2001-2009).

Winston-Salem State University is the logical home for ongoing community-based problem solving:

• Embraces a service-oriented mission

• Assigns a high value to community research and action

• Promotes faculty involvement in U.S. Department of Justice research efforts