{"value"=>"<p>Wake Forest University is a private research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Maya Angelou first came to Wake University in 1973 for a speaking engagement. Angelou was recognized with an honorary degree in 1977, and named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies in 1982. The Wake Forest School of Medicine created the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity (originally known as Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health) to study disparities in race and ethnic health issues.</p>"}