Media invited to Inauguration of WFU President Susan R. Wente
Susan R. Wente will be inaugurated as Wake Forest University’s 14th president at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 25.Categories: University Announcements
Susan R. Wente will be inaugurated as Wake Forest University’s 14th president at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 25.WFU in the news: March 14-20
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & CommunicationsCategories: University Announcements
Face to Face Forum to be held in honor of Inauguration of President Susan R. Wente
Larry Culp, CEO of GE and WFU Trustee and Gene Woods, President and CEO of Atrium Health will discuss radical collaboration at a special Face to Face Speakers Forum in honor of the Inauguration of President Susan R. Wente. Categories: Happening at Wake
WFU in the news: March 7-13
Selected news clips courtesy of Wake Forest University News & CommunicationsCategories: University Announcements
Wake students to dance, raise money for cancer research
At age 5 months, Wake Forest sophomore Gabrielle Peko was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments and some surgeries, she was pronounced in remission at age 2. On Saturday, March 19, Peko will join more than 1,000 Wake students at Wake ‘N Shake, an annual dance marathon that raises money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The event runs from noon to midnight in the Sutton Center.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Q&A: Ukrainian refugee crisis
More than 2.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine in the first two weeks of the Russian invasion. Professor of Politics Sarah Lischer, author of Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Crises, Civil War and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid, studies the politics of refugee crises and humanitarian action. Lischer addresses the challenges facing the refugees, the importance of international support, and lessons from the past.Categories: Experts
Are economic sanctions against Russia the answer?
Benjamin Coates, Wake Forest professor of history, is currently conducting research on the U.S. and economic sanctions since WWI. He explains how sanctions have been used in the past, how they are being used against Russia and the impact they are likely to have.Categories: Experts
Will machines replace human workers?
Economists have long studied the question of whether machines might one day replace human workers, but the advent of new technologies makes it particularly important as we consider the future of work in the 21st century.Categories: Experts
WFU Secrest Artists Series welcomes the Elias Quartet
On March 15, 16, & 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall the Secrest Artists Series will welcome back the vibrant young Elias String Quartet and conclude a six-concert odyssey into the complete String Quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven.Categories: Happening at Wake
WFU to celebrate inauguration of Susan R. Wente as 14th president
Wake Forest will celebrate the inauguration of Susan R. Wente as the University’s 14th president with a five-day series of events promoting service and showcasing the University, March 23- 27. Representatives from around the country will gather at Wake Forest to participate in a celebration of academic achievement, service, leadership and community.Categories: University Announcements