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Journalist Scott Pelley tells graduates ‘Your country needs you’

In a speech filled with urgency and hope, award-winning '60 Minutes' journalist and author Scott Pelley delivered a powerful commencement message to Wake Forest University's Class of 2025, telling them, “Your country needs you.” “America works well when we listen to those with whom we disagree and when we listen and when we have common…

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WFU’s Educating Character Initiative announces 2025 Capacity-Building Grant recipients

The Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, has awarded 40 grants of up to $50,000, impacting 42 institutions nationwide seeking to educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education.  “We were overwhelmed by the quality of the proposals we received this…

Wake Forest University awarded ‘American Passport Project’ grant

flat globe Wake Forest University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant. The funds enable up to 25 Wake Forest students to obtain their first U.S. passport, opening the pathway to study abroad. The American Passport Project represents IIE’s commitment to promoting international education and exchange…

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Using math to address Baltimore’s transportation challenges

When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in 2024, the disaster added to the city’s complex transportation challenges. A Wake Forest University team used mathematics to model solutions to the city’s transportation woes. The three undergraduate students – Tougzhou Liang,  Zhanyi Qi and Flora Yi – were awarded one of the two top prizes by the…

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Pope Leo XIV is Augustinian: WFU expert can provide context

The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, previously led the Order of St. Augustine and identifies as an Augustinian. What does that mean?  Understanding St. Augustine and his intellectual and spiritual influence can provide important context for the upcoming papacy. A Wake Forest University professor can offer insight on the teachings of a man who lived…

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