School of Law Dean Blake D. Morant has won the Equal Justice Works’ John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award. The award honors a law school dean who has demonstrated leadership in building an institution that nurtures and fortifies a spirit of public service.Categories: Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
"Authenticity" or not changing your personality to fit different situations is valued in Western culture. But, in a new study, psychologist William Fleeson found “being true to yourself” often means acting counter to your personality.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Admissions information about Wake Forest can now be read in 12 languages, thanks to a campus-wide translation project led by Olgierda Furmanek, the head of the Translation and Interpreting Program.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
The work of 127 Wake Forest students was displayed at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Day. Students earned funding for their projects, then executed them on campus or internationally with guidance from a faculty mentor.
Jay Bilas, a former Duke basketball star and current television analyst, told a Wake Forest audience that college athletics’ governing body, the NCAA, needs to be reformed. Bilas was speaking as part of the "Voices of our Time" series.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, University Announcements
Mike and Mary Farrell, parents of Michael Edward Farrell, a 2010 Wake Forest graduate, have pledged to give $10 million to Wake Forest toward the construction of a new building for the Schools of Business.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Buck Cochran ('82) found his calling — and his own inner peace — in a community where sustainability is about more than farming.Categories: Alumni, Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability
Janelle Summerville ('10) turned her trip to Kenya into the inspiration behind last year's Wake Up! events to raise money for Kenya Kids Can!, a program which provides meals for Kenyan children.Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
The "Transforming Race Art Exhibition," a joint effort between the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department and Wake Forest's art department, opens with a public reception today at the START Gallery in Reynolda Village.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning
The Wake Forest Guitar Series is back for a second season, which will begin on Sunday, Oct. 10. Pat Dixon, who teaches guitar at Wake Forest, focuses on bringing national talent to campus.Categories: Arts & Culture