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Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

January 12, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Provost

World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest’s ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.

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Bridging the Digital Divide

October 10, 2009  |   President, Provost, Student

Darcy Delph (’09) is one of six recent graduates who are serving as Wake Forest Fellows in various University departments this year and getting an inside look at higher education.

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Inquiring minds and open hearts: Wake Forest and public engagement

September 17, 2009  |   Provost, Uncategorized

Professor of Law Suzanne Reynolds encouraged students and others at Opening Convocation on Thursday to bring inquiring minds and open hearts to bear in serving others in the community.

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Opening Convocation 2009

September 16, 2009  |   Provost, Uncategorized

Wake Forest will celebrate the University’s 175th anniversary and its long tradition of service to humanity during Opening Convocation on Sept. 17. Professor of Law Suzanne Reynolds (JD ‘77) will deliver the address.

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Recognizing excellence

September 10, 2009  |   Provost, Uncategorized

Simeon Ilesanmi has been appointed to a Wake Forest Professorship as the Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion. Ilesanmi joined the faculty in 1993 and has directed the religion department’s graduate studies since 2006. He is only the 15th current faculty member to be designated […]

‘The epitome of a teacher-scholar’

August 13, 2009  |   Provost, Teacher-Scholar

John Archer Carter Jr., who taught British and American literature from 1961 until retiring in 1997, died August 4 in Winston-Salem. He was 77. He is survived by his wife, Lee Culmer Carter (’64). One of his close friends and colleagues, Professor of English William […]

University of New Mexico president joining Wake Forest as provost

March 14, 2002  |   Faculty, Provost, University Announcement

Wake Forest University has appointed William C. Gordon as the university’s new provost. A Wake Forest graduate, Gordon is president of the University of New Mexico. In his new position, which is effective Sept. 1, Gordon will serve as Wake Forest’s chief academic officer […]