Media Advisory: WFU-Reynolda Village Trail to Be Closed Dec. 14-23
December 4, 2015 | Media Advisory
The paved walkway leading from the University to Reynolda Village will be closed during part of December due to construction projects along the path. The often-used walkway begins on campus just off Faculty Drive, next to Parking Lot S, and winds through a wooded area […]
Media Advisory: Holidays and toys: Parenting in a gender-neutral age
December 3, 2015 | Media Advisory
As the season of gift-giving approaches, child psychology expert and Wake Forest professor Deborah Best shares her insights on recent trends and how moving away from gender stereotypes can benefit young children. As the $22 billion toy industry starts to listen to parents’ concerns and […]
Media Advisory: Dec. 2: Ari Berman to speak about voting rights at Wake Forest University
November 24, 2015 | Media Advisory
Journalist Ari Berman will visit Wake Forest University to discuss voting rights in America on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Berman’s address, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Porter Byrum Welcome Center at 6:30 p.m. He will sign books beginning at 6 p.m. Berman […]
Media Advisory: Wake Forest University Lovefeast and Lighting of the Quad
November 23, 2015 | Media Advisory
Who and What: A lovefeast is a service dedicated to Christian love that seeks to remove social barriers and encourage unity and respect. Luminaries will line Hearn Plaza and Christmas decorations will adorn the Chapel. In 1965, Moravian student Jane Sherrill Stroupe (‘67) organized the […]
Media Advisory: Wake Forest Expert: Blocking Syrian Refugees Won’t Make America Safer
November 23, 2015 | Media Advisory
Sarah Kenyon Lischer, professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University, is an expert on humanitarian crises, refugees and migration. She can comment on the bill passed by the House introducing new screening standards for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the […]
Media Advisory: International and domestic terrorism expert available
November 20, 2015 | Faculty, Media Advisory
Randall Rogan, an internationally recognized expert in international and domestic terrorism, is available to discuss the terrorist attacks in France. Rogan has worked with the FBI and was a member of the team of analysts that helped identify the Unabomber. A communication professor at Wake […]
Media Advisory: Turkeypalooza: Thanksgiving meals for the hungry
November 17, 2015 | Media Advisory
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will prepare and deliver more than 400 Thanksgiving meals for food-insecure Triad-area residents during Turkeypalooza, an annual event hosted by The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest. Turkeypalooza, which coincides with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 15-20), […]
White House & WFU to Co-host Summit on Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color
November 12, 2015 | Media Advisory
Tomorrow the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest University will co-host a daylong summit on Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color, hosting a range of stakeholders from the academic, private, government and […]
Media Advisory: WFU Event Highlights International Climate Talks
November 11, 2015 | Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Media Advisory, Speakers, Sustainability
The local community is invited to attend “Roadmap to Paris: Your Guide to the International Climate Talks” on Nov. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Broyhill Auditorium, located in Farrell Hall. Wake Forest faculty experts Miles Silman, biology professor, law professor John Knox, and […]
Media Advisory: Bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates to speak at Wake Forest University
November 4, 2015 | Media Advisory
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for the Atlantic and author of The New York Times bestseller, “Between the World and Me,” will speak Nov. 17 at Wake Forest University. Part of the University’s Voices of Our Time speaker series, the talk will begin at 7 p.m. in Wait […]
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