In the midst of talking black history with singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. That teaching moment for Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, is one of many during her third annual Black History Month program, “Telling Our Stories,” airing on public radio in February.

As Valentine’s Day approaches and people’s thoughts turn to love and romance, Wake Forest University professors are available to talk about the following related topics: Love does not mean he’ll take out the trash — “If you love me, you would remember to take out the trash.” What some pose as a ‘love test’ is [...]

The Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology is proud to announce the opening of a new long-term exhibit, “Chinese Ceramics from the Changsha Kilns: Reflections of Tang Dynasty Openness and Tolerance” on February 5. The exhibit provides an overview of the ceramics produced by families at the Changsha Kilns during the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 [...]

The Wake Forest Schools of Business Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program continues to boast a 100 percent job placement rate and attract candidates from across the country and around the world.

With funding from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Jerid Francom has been collecting data on word usage in film subtitles that may someday change the way language courses are taught.

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2012 fall semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list. Download (.xls) Press Contact: Neal, Katie Executive Director, News and Communications nealkc@wfu.edu 336.758.6141

Throughout 2013 the Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology (MOA) will celebrate 50 years of serving the University and the greater community with a retrospective exhibition and several special events. A student-curated retrospective exhibit of the museum’s history, “Celebrating 50 Years of the Museum of Anthropology,” will be on display from Jan. 15 to Oct. 26. [...]

Wake Forest University has been awarded a 2013 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in recognition of its Magnolia Abroad Access Program (MAAP) for study abroad. The Institute of International Education (IIE) awards honor the most outstanding initiatives in international higher education among its 1,100 member institutions. MAAP is a collaboration between Wake [...]

Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt will discuss “Land Use, Prosperity, and the Future of Wild Places” at Wake Forest University on Feb. 7. The lecture, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES), will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kulynych Auditorium at the Byrum Welcome Center. The event [...]

For the fifth consecutive year, Wake Forest’s Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) will be bringing together thought leaders from more than 150 institutions nationwide to share the latest research and information on what is working and what isn’t when it comes to preparing students for study abroad. WISE will be held Jan. 31 – [...]