Media Advisory Archive

Media Advisory: WFU students to watch Super Tuesday returns

February 29, 2016  |   Media Advisory, Uncategorized

What and Who: When a dozen states hold caucuses and primaries on Super Tuesday, a group of 22 Wake Forest University students taking part in the Wake the Vote program will gather to watch returns. In recent weeks, the students have traveled to Iowa, […]

Media Advisory: WFU hosts NC Science Olympiad tournament

February 25, 2016  |   Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Staff, Student

(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Feb. 25, 2016) – Nearly 400 local middle and high school students will gather for the N.C. Science Olympiad tournament at Wake Forest University on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the first year the regional competition […]

Media Advisory: Historian and Activist Barbara Ransby to Speak at Wake Forest

February 18, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Historian, author and longtime political activist Barbara Ransby will deliver the 2016 Anna Julia Cooper lecture at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. Ransby’s lecture will discuss the terrain of the black freedom movement from Black […]

Media Advisory: Viola Davis to speak at Wake Forest University

February 17, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Award-winning actress Viola Davis will deliver the keynote address, titled “The Journey of a Hero,” for Wake Forest University’s Reynolda Film Festival on Saturday, April 2 at 5 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and are available online here. From […]

WFU Expert: Theory of binary black hole collisions

February 12, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Associate professor of physics Greg Cook can discuss yesterday’s news about gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – which proves part of Albert Einstein’s theory. Cook’s main expertise is in their computer simulation and particularly the initial conditions to start those simulations and was […]

Media Advisory: Feb 11: Terrence J to speak at Wake Forest University

February 11, 2016  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Media Advisory, Speakers, Student

Three-time Emmy nominee Terrence “J” Jenkins will visit Wake Forest University to discuss his experiences on his path to a successful career as a journalist, author, and entertainer on Thursday Feb. 11, 2016. Part of the Journey to Success Speaker Series, his address is free and open to the public, […]

Media Advisory: WFU expert: Presidential candidates engaging young voters

February 11, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Will young voters continue to “Feel the Bern?” What can Hillary Clinton and Republican candidates do to gain youth support? Katy Harriger, an expert on youth voting and professor and chair of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University, says Bernie Sanders’ popularity among […]

Media Advisory: Students named to Wake Forest University’s Fall 2015 Dean’s List

February 5, 2016  |   For Parents, Media Advisory, Recognition, Student, University Announcement, Wake Forest College

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2015 fall semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list. Download (.xlsx)

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Wake Forest named to Princeton Review’s list of ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’

February 5, 2016  |   Media Advisory

Media Advisory: Truth, lies and politics panel

February 4, 2016  |   Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Speakers

What: A panel discussion on important topics including the impact of media in our democracy and citizens’ obligations to be informed about issues such as the human impact on climate change or the causes of economic inequality. Who: Moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry, Presidential Endowed Professor […]