Deacons fall to Ga. Tech in tournament
Georgia Tech came from behind to defeat Wake Forest, 52-45 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Friday.
Categories: Athletics
Student sparks nationwide effort to assist Haitians in Miami over Spring Break
While many students may be taking a trip to the beach over Spring Break, more than a dozen Wake Forest University School of Law students will be helping Haitians obtain temporary legal status and U.S. work permits.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Deacon women defeat Miami in OT
The women’s basketball team survived a last-second shot by Miami to win their opening round game in the ACC Tournament, 66-65, in overtime on Thursday. The Deacons advance to play Georgia Tech on Friday.
Categories: Athletics
Women’s team enters ACC tournament
The women’s basketball team enters today’s first-round ACC Tournament game against Miami with high hopes after finishing the regular season with its second-best league record ever and with a chance to make the NCAA Tournament for only the second time.
Categories: Athletics
Governor welcomes alumni to Executive Mansion
From the steps in the foyer of the N.C. Executive Mansion, Gov. Beverly Perdue welcomed the Wake Forest School of Law into the stately Victorian home.
Categories: Experiential Learning
Film professor Peter Brunette studies the works of Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Foreign films make up only 1 percent of the box office take in the United States. But, during the Academy Awards March 7, five films with subtitles will get a few extra moments in the spotlight.Categories: Arts & Culture
Rediscovering an 18th-century poet
Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
The lessons of Chile: Strong central government lessens effects of earthquake
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on Feb. 27 was many times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti two months ago, but Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis says Chile has many advantages as it begins its recovery efforts. Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
Finding solutions
For most high school students, learning happens one individual discipline at a time. But in the world outside the classroom, finding solutions to challenges requires looking across disciplines. Wake Forest is starting a summer residential program this year to help high school juniors and seniors learn that the biggest challenges in the world can only be solved by studying a variety of perspectives.Categories: Community Impact, Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Building for tomorrow: Students join forces to build Ugandan schools
In the spirit of Pro Humanitate, a group of students have created a Wake Forest chapter of Building Tomorrow. The international non-profit organization raises money to build elementary schools in Uganda, where only 50 percent of the population completes primary school.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery