Media Advisory Archive

Media Advisory: Location Change: Project Pumpkin to be held in Reynolds Gymnasium

October 27, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Who: Wake Forest students will host more than 800 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies for Halloween fun (2014 Flickr gallery). This year’s festival will have an “Under the Sea” theme based on popular movies and television shows such as The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo […]

Media Advisory: Life After Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico

October 26, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology’s annual exhibition, “Life After Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico,” is open through Dec. 11. The museum has been offering Day of the Dead exhibits and programming for more than 20 years. As Day of the Dead imagery becomes […]

Media Advisory: Civil Rights Activist & Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Dolores Huerta to speak at Wake Forest

October 26, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Dolores Huerta, civil rights activist, will speak on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. in Annenberg Forum of Carswell Hall. An early labor leader and member of the United Farm Workers, Huerta has devoted much of her life to working to find a solution for […]

Media Advisory: Wake Forest Home to New Indonesian Gamelan

October 26, 2015  |   Media Advisory

There’s a new percussion ensemble in Winston-Salem, N.C., playing the gamelan — a collection of instruments that very few have seen or heard played. Thanks to music professor and expert gamelan player Elizabeth Clendinning, Wake Forest is the owner of a rare, custom designed, hand-carved, […]

Media Advisory: More Than 800 Children to Attend ‘Project Pumpkin’ on Oct. 28

October 21, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Who: Wake Forest students will host more than 800 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies for Halloween fun (2014 Flickr gallery). This year’s festival will have an “Under the Sea” theme based on popular movies and television shows such as The Little Mermaid, […]

Media Advisory: WFU to Launch New MA in Sports Storytelling Program

October 19, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Media Advisory: 100 days to the Iowa caucuses: WFU politics professor available for comment

October 16, 2015  |   Media Advisory

With Oct. 24 marking just 100 days until the Iowa caucuses, Wake Forest University Professor of Politics John Dinan can comment on the mixed record of the Midwestern electoral event in determining presidential nominations. “There is no denying the importance of the Iowa caucuses in narrowing the field of […]

Media Advisory: Costumes and toys: Holidays and gender-neutral parenting

October 16, 2015  |   Media Advisory

From Halloween costumes to Christmas gifts, a Wake Forest University psychologist can help parents navigate changing gender norms. Deborah Best, a child psychology expert and professor who has studied developmental psychology for more than 40 years, shares her insights on recent trends and how moving away […]

Media Advisory: WFU Awards and Recognitions Briefs

October 14, 2015  |   Media Advisory

Wake Forest named a top performer in 2015 Sustainable Campus Index Wake Forest University has been recognized as a sustainability leader in the 2015 Sustainable Campus Index. The 2015 Sustainable Campus Index highlights top-performing colleges and universities in 17 areas, as measured by […]

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Media Advisory: Wake Forest to host LGBTQ Alumni Conference Oct. 23-24

October 9, 2015  |   Events, Media Advisory

The LGBTQ Center at Wake Forest University will host “Rising Voices: A Wake Forest LGBTQIA Alumni Conference” Oct. 23-24. The conference aims to bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to discuss current work in LGBTQ scholarship, arts and public policy, provide mentorship […]