WFU Face to Face will host actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth
April 5, 2023 | Top Stories
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth will join the Face to Face Speaker Forum for an evening of conversation with NPR film critic Bob Mondello on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in LJVM Coliseum.
Wake Forest Debate team wins national championship
April 5, 2023 | Top Stories
The Wake Forest University debate team won the national championship in intercollegiate debating Monday night at the 77th National Debate Tournament. Wake Forest juniors Iyana Trotman and Tajaih Robinson defeated the University of Michigan in the final round.
WFU in the news: March 27-April 2, 2023
April 4, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Director, producer Debbie Allen named ‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’
April 4, 2023 | Top Stories
Emmy award-winning director and producer Debbie Allen has been named the inaugural recipient of Wake Forest University’s Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.
Kathy Killian Noe to deliver 2023 Commencement Address
March 31, 2023 | Events, Top Stories
Killian Noe, author, pastor, community builder, visionary and founder of Recovery Café and the Recovery Café Network, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 15.
WFU in the news: March 20-26, 2023
March 28, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Jacqueline Travisano named Executive Vice President
March 27, 2023 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente has appointed Jacqueline Travisano, Ed.D., MBA, CPA, as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Identified in a highly competitive national search, Travisano will begin her new role at Wake Forest in July.
WFU in the news: March 13-19, 2023
March 23, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Wake Forest students stand up to cancer
March 22, 2023 | Top Stories
More than a thousand Wake Forest students will dance the day and night away on Saturday, March 25 to raise money for cancer research during Wake ‘N Shake. It’s the largest student-led philanthropic event on campus.
WFU names Jackie Krasas Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
March 16, 2023 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University has named Jackie Krasas, Ph.D., as the new Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1. A highly-regarded sociology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies scholar, Krasas comes to Wake Forest from Lehigh University, where she currently serves as deputy provost for faculty affairs.
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