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Beyond the Books: Brains and mussels

Wake Forest has a long history of close, mentoring relationships between faculty and students. It's an opportunity to explore the liberal arts, tie scholarship and research and create the teacher-scholar ideal. For biology professor Ron Dimock, mentoring comes naturally during hours in the lab -- going beyond the books.

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Preserving memories of the Old Campus

Source: Wake Forest Magazine

Susan Brinkley ('62) receives the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ed Wilson.

Though she was in one of the first classes to enroll on the “new” campus, Susan Brinkley ('62) is passionate about sharing the heritage of old Wake Forest. She'll swap stories with Bill Friday on his “North Carolina People” television program over the weekend.

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Wake Forest honored for service

University named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

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Wake Forest University is one of 24 schools in North Carolina to be named to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

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Remembering the march for peace

Source: Wake Forest Magazine

Students protest the Vietnam War

Wake Forest wasn’t exactly a hotbed for campus unrest and student activism in the turbulent 1960s and early ’70s. But one night 42 years ago, about 600 students marched arm-in-arm up Wake Forest Road to President James Ralph Scales’ home and demanded an end to the Vietnam War and the cancellation of final exams so students could work for peace.

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Born to be Demon Deacons

All of Linville and Mary Jon Roach's grandchildren continued the long family tradition of attending Wake Forest. From left to right: Davis and Emily Roach, Michelle and Allison Lange.

Everyone at Wake Forest shares a special bond, but seniors Curtis Vann and Emily Roach have more in common than most from the Class of 2012. Not only do both come from a long line of Wake Foresters dating back to the old campus, their fathers became best friends and roommates in Taylor Hall more than 30 years ago.

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Students receive Fulbright grants

Seven Wake Foresters claim prestigious scholarships

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Seven recent Wake Forest graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships — the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government — to teach English or conduct research abroad during the next year.

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Career begins at 'Mother, So Dear'

Announcing the 2012-13 Wake Forest Fellows

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This year, 10 seniors have been chosen for the Wake Forest Fellows Program, a highly competitive yearlong position that pairs recent graduates with key administrators.

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