Downtown ceremony to commemorate 1960 sit-in with WFU and WSSU students
February 15, 2002 | Community, Events, University Announcement
By Sarah S. Mansell Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and the city of Winston-Salem will commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the lunch counter sit-in demonstrations that led to the city’s desegregation with a ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. The program will take […]
Stories this week At Wake Forest University
February 14, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
By Sarah S. Mansell MEDIA Q&A WITH DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN— Following her convocation address on Feb. 21, presidential historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin will meet with the media for a brief press conference at approximately 12 p.m. The convocation ceremony begins at 11 a.m. […]
Goodwin to address presidential leadership at convocation
February 14, 2002 | Events, Speakers
By Sarah S. Mansell Presidential historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin will deliver Wake Forest University’s Founders’ Day Convocation address Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. Goodwin’s speech is titled “Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis.” The event is free and open to […]
Author Jonathan Kozol to speak about social justice, public service at Wake Forest March 19
February 14, 2002 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Author and activist Jonathan Kozol will speak at Wake Forest University on March 19 at 8 p.m. in Wait Chapel. This event is free and open to the public. Kozol will sign copies of his books in the chapel lobby following his address. A […]
WFU Police Department identifies source of suspicious package
February 13, 2002 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University’s police department has learned who sent a suspicious package received by a Wake Forest student Feb. 12. The package set off an intensive investigation and the temporary evacuation of some campus buildings. University police are not releasing the name of the individual […]
Anthropology Museum to offer after-school programs
February 13, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will offer “Exploring World Cultures,” a series of after-school programs for children in grades 1-5. The first program will begin March 4. Each session runs from 4:15 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. The four-part series will begin with “Shadow Play.” Students […]
WFU student receives suspicious package in mail
February 12, 2002 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
A Wake Forest University student received a suspicious package in the mail Tuesday morning that prompted an investigation by the Winston-Salem and Wake Forest University police departments and the temporary closing of some buildings and parking lots on campus. Investigators determined that the package did […]
Families to learn about African pottery at Anthropology Museum’s family day
February 12, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
The Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology will host a family day program on March 2 that looks at the many uses of clay pots in traditional African cultures. “More than Pots” begins at 2 p.m. with a special gallery tour of the current exhibit, […]
Poet Amiri Baraka, Nocturnal Collective to perform March 1
February 11, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Poet Amiri Baraka will speak at Wake Forest University on March 1 at 9 p.m. in Carswell Hall’s Annenburg Forum. He will be joined by Nocturnal Collective, a hip-hop group. The university’s Multicultural Affairs office is sponsoring this free event. It is open to […]
Poet Gerald Stern to give reading at Wake Forest March 5
February 8, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Poet Gerald Stern will read from his work at Wake Forest University March 5 at 5:30 p.m in Carswell Hall, Room 111. The event is part of the university’s Writers Reading series and is free and open to the public. Stern, who has often […]
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