With its strategic plan, Wake Forest charted its path to staying comparable to its best peers, but keeping its priorities and culture distinct. In his annual State of the University speech, President Nathan Hatch outlined Wake Forest's progress along that path.
Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Service is the key to rekindling the American Dream, Time magazine columnist and bestselling author Joe Klein said in his Oct. 10 speech in Wait Chapel. He also shared stories from more than 40 years as a journalist covering politics and wars.Categories: Happening at Wake
Dean Franco uses literature to help his students change the way they see the world. In his new book, "Race, Rights and Recognition," he explores how great writers can alter the way we understand the social and racial challenges of modern Jewishness.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
More than 30 of Ray Kuhn's former students, plus their spouses or significant others, gathered in Clemmons last month to celebrate their mentor’s 70th birthday and their shared experiences as his research partners. Kuhn's work as a mentor has grown a close-knit group that spans generations.Categories: Alumni, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Categories: University Announcements
Categories: University Announcements
Inspired by the tattoos on her Algerian grandmother’s face, Yasmin Bendaas ('13) wanted to know more about how this custom began, and why it is disappearing. With the help of the Richter Scholarship and a Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting fellowship, Bendaas spent the summer in Algeria researching.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Inclusive Excellence, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
In the October issue of U.S. Airways Magazine, a 98-page spread positions Winston-Salem as a hub for arts and innovation, showcasing more than two dozen local educational institutions, arts organizations, restaurants and other attractions – Wake Forest chief among them.
Categories: Awards & Recognition
Undergraduate research has been a cornerstone of Wake Forest’s commitment to academic excellence. Now the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Center provides student grants and administrative support for mentored, undergraduate research and encourages high-quality programs of great impact.
For a post-9/11 generation, José Rivera's play "Marisol" captures the feeling of living life with the fear that something bad could happen at any time. The play, in its final weekend, kicks-off the 2012-13 Wake Forest Theatre season.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery