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
WAKE TV goes national
Opportunities for students interested in film direction and production have grown at Wake Forest, both in and out of the classroom. WAKE TV, the student-run campus television station, has filmed nine sports segments for ESPN-U, which have aired during basketball games this year and on ESPNU.com.Categories: Experiential Learning
March 2010 Staff News
Categories: University Announcements
March 2010 Faculty Focus
Categories: Research & Discovery
StArt Gallery showcases student art
Since it opened last year, the StArt Gallery in Reynolda Village has become a center for students to showcase — and perhaps even sell — their paintings, prints, sculpture and photography.
Categories: Arts & Culture