February 2010 Staff News
Categories: University Announcements
Remembering the Winston-Salem sit-in
On Feb. 23, 1960, a group of Wake Forest students walked into the Woolworth's in downtown Winston-Salem and joined students from Winston-Salem State Teachers College to protest segregated lunch counters.
Twenty-one students were arrested that day — 10 white students from Wake Forest and 11 black students from Winston-Salem State. The students' non-violent protest, along with other protests in Winston-Salem, led to the desegregation of the city's restaurants and lunch counters on May 23 of that year.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning
Business students win national case competition, will represent U.S. in international competition
Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Energizing the future
Wake Forest University is bringing together business leaders, leading researchers, entrepreneurs and scholars for a two-day conference to address America's growing energy problem and to lay the groundwork for solutions. Columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman will deliver the conference's keynote address.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
MBA summit to have international flavor
This week’s Wake Forest Marketing Summit will feature three international teams as well as six graduate and five undergraduate teams from across the U.S. Wake Forest’s MBA program among the best in world.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
MBA program among best in the world
The Schools of Business MBA program has been ranked among the top 100 programs in the world and among the top 50 in the U.S., according to the Financial Times of London.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
Faculty weigh in on President’s State of the Union address
The nation was watching as President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. So were members of the Wake Forest faculty who later provided this analysis of the president's speech.Categories: Research & Discovery
Zipcars offer more sustainable car option
A new car-sharing program, Zipcar, is now available for students and others to decrease the need for privately-owned cars on campus.
David Coates’ latest book and new blog examine today’s hottest policy issues
With the political temperature rising again as we move towards crucial mid-term elections, a new book by political science professor David Coates aims to raise the quality of public debate on key issues, and to help progressive candidates avoid the fate of Martha Coakley in Massachusetts.Categories: Research & Discovery
Demystifying the Writing Process
Author Gustave Flaubert became known for flinging open the shutters and reading his prose aloud to busy streets, desperate to hear his words to get a glimpse of what they sound like on the page. Boisterously reading sections of his latest book, Flaubert anxiously sought clarity and precision in his writing, welcoming criticism and the search for "le mot juste," or the perfect word. He wanted his thoughts and words to share one meaning.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery