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Mary-Ann Baldwin Announced as William Peace University Commencement Speaker
Former Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin will be the 2025 Commencement speaker at William Peace University, the school announced on Wednesday. Baldwin, a William Peace University Board of Trustees member, served two terms as mayor of Raleigh, first elect...
Mar 12, 2025, 3:07pm EDT

Raleigh Community Invited to WPU Tree Lighting
RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University cordially invites Raleigh residents to join us to kick off the holiday season with a tree-lighting ceremony on Wednesday, November 20. The community is invited to attend the tree lighting at 7 p.m. University P...
Nov 8, 2024, 3:50pm EST

William Peace University to host World War II Reading
RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University, in partnership with N.C. State professor Christopher McKittrick will bring World War II alive on Veterans Day. In honor of the national holiday, William Peace University will host "Conversations with History" ...
Oct 25, 2024, 10:28am EDT

Game Changer: William Peace University Launches New Sport Management Major
William Peace University students who want to work in the sports world after graduation will soon have more opportunities. That's because the University is offering a new major in Sport Management starting in January 2025. The program was previously o...
Oct 8, 2024, 11:32am EDT

WPU students benefit from tuition discounts with UNC Health
A new partnership between UNC Health and William Peace University means tuition discounts for students in the RN-to-BSN program. RN-to-BSN program students who are employees of any UNC Health facility now receive tuition discounts. There are 16 facili...
Sep 17, 2024, 2:36pm EDT

Peace Celebrates Peace: WPU to Recognize International Day of Peace
William Peace University will take part in celebrating the International Day of Peace Sept. 21, 2024. The annual International Day of Peace was created by the United Nations in 1981 to provide a shared day for all humanity to commit to Peace about al...
Sep 17, 2024, 11:42am EDT

WPU officially starts the year with Academic Convocation
William Peace University officially kicked off the 2024-25 year Tuesday afternoon. The 153rd Academic Convocation took place at Holy Trinity Church located across from WPU's downtown Raleigh campus. Decked out in matching tie-dyed shirts, the class o...
Aug 21, 2024, 2:05pm EDT

Bill Bell announced as William Peace University commencement speaker
Former Durham mayor and lifelong public servant William V. "Bill" Bell will be the 2024 Commencement Speaker at William Peace University, the school announced today. Bell is the longest-serving Mayor of Durham with eight terms from 2001 until 2017. He...
Apr 29, 2024, 2:33pm EDT

Community, Alumni Invited to Star Peace Basketball Player Book Signing at WPU
Pacers and community members are invited to welcome back Ronnie Laughlin, former Peace College Green Giant (1976-77) and WPU Monthly Sustainer, for her debut book signing of her #2 Amazon Best Seller: An Atypical Journey-Facing Breast Cancer Alone in T...
Jan 30, 2024, 9:48am EST

WPU Launches New Interdisciplinary Arts Major
RALEIGH, N.C. - A downtown Raleigh university is launching a new major that redefines the way students study art, music, theatre, game design, film, media, and dance. The new Interdisciplinary Arts (IDA) degree at William Peace University offers stude...
Sep 21, 2023, 10:49am EDT