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As Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence, Debbie Allen moves and inspires

November 16, 2023

President Susan Wente presents Debbie Allen with Wake Forest University's Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award

On Sunday, Nov. 12, President Susan Wente presented the Inaugural Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award to Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Debbie Allen in Wait Chapel.

Categories: University Announcements

WFU in the news: Nov. 6-12, 2023

November 13, 2023

Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team

Categories: University Announcements

Wake Forest ranks third in percentage of students studying abroad

November 13, 2023

Wake Forest ranks third among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors 2023 report published today by the Institute of International Education.

Categories: University Announcements

‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’ Debbie Allen at Wake Forest

November 7, 2023

Wake Forest University’s inaugural Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award winner Debbie Allen will participate in a conversation about her life and career in Wait Chapel on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Categories: University Announcements

WFU in the news: Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2023

November 6, 2023

Portrait of Wake Forest philosophy professor Francisco Gallegos

Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team

Categories: University Announcements

Researchers support Peruvian National Parks with help of $2.5M grant

November 6, 2023

Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements

‘Hot hand’ is real, but there’s a catch

November 6, 2023

Basketball going through a hoop during a game

Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery

Face to Face with Daymond John: ‘Be honest and have tough discussions ’

November 2, 2023

Daymond John talks with student moderators at the Face to Face event in Wait Chapel.

Star of ABC’s “Shark Tank” Daymond John shared insights from his successful business career with Wake Forest students and college and high school students from the Winston-Salem area in advance of the evening Face to Face Speaker Forum keynote event.

Categories: Happening at Wake

Expanding the science of honesty

October 31, 2023

The Honesty Project, a three-year, $4M exploration of the truth about honesty led by Wake Forest University, concluded this month. The result: a better understanding of when and how to be honest and of what fosters honesty in individuals, organizations and societies.