Wake Forest’s emergency website, Wake Alert, has a new look as the University takes steps intended to bolster the site’s ability to withstand heavy traffic in the event of an emergency. Emergency preparedness information is now available on a new site, Wake Ready.

Charlie Ergen, the chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corporation, will deliver the commencement address on May 21. Jonathan T.M. Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, will deliver the baccalaureate address.

More variety, healthier options, more flexibility, and extended hours of operation – Wake Forest students asked for these improvements and next fall they will get to enjoy several enhancements to campus dining.

To provide more space for juniors and seniors to live on campus, Wake Forest University will begin construction in late February on two new residence halls on the north side of campus.

The Wake Forest University Board of Trustees approved raising undergraduate tuition by 3.9 percent for the 2012-2013 academic year during its winter meeting on Feb. 3. Undergraduate tuition will increase from the current $41,100 to $42,700 next year. The decision reflects a determined effort to keep tuition increases low. For the second year in a [...]

Wake Forest has appointed Rogan Kersh as the University’s new provost and professor of political science.  A Wake Forest alumnus, Kersh currently serves as the associate dean of academic affairs and professor of public policy at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

A new film marries Dr. Edwin G. Wilson’s eloquent description of the character of Wake Forest with scenes from the old and new campuses. The film was produced by award-winning cinematographer George Reasner (’90) and students and faculty in the Documentary Film Program.

On Thursday, Google announced that the social networking tool Google+ has launched for colleges and universities who are using its Apps for Education tools. Wake Forest is among the first in the nation to bring the new app to campus.

In recognition of Porter B. Byrum’s lifetime of service to Wake Forest University, the new welcome and admissions center was officially dedicated as the “Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center” during a Sept. 10 ceremony.

Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University, in cooperation with Reynolda House Museum of American Art, has announced plans to restore the view near the front entrance of Reynolda, the former country estate of R.J. and Katharine Smith Reynolds.