Anthropology Museum to Highlight “Invisible” Religions
April 9, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
“Invisible Religions in America,” the exhibit opening April 21 at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology, draws on the museum’s collection of artifacts to illustrate American religious diversity. The exhibit runs through August 1. Artifacts representing numerous religious practices will “make visible the many ‘invisible’ […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 9, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events
The Mystery of Mary The resurgence of interest in the role of the Virgin Mary will be the focus of the next Discovery Series program on Tuesday, April 14. A discussion and question-and-answer session will feature panelists Mary Foskett, Wake Forest assistant religion professor; Lynn […]
WFU to Present Moliere’s “Tartuffe”
April 7, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
In 1966, his first year as director of the Wake Forest University Theater, Harold Tedford directed Moliere’s “The Misanthrope.” He will conclude his 32-year tenure with a production of another Moliere comedy, “Tartuffe.” The Wake Forest University Theater production of “Tartuffe” opens Friday, April 10, […]
Silberman to Discuss Japan’s Modernization
April 7, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Bernard S. Silberman, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, will present a talk on modernization in Japan at Wake Forest University on Monday, April 13. Silberman, a leading authority on Japanese political science and history, will speak at 5:30 p.m. in Scales […]
ROTC Sponsors Road Race to Help Tornado Victims
April 7, 1998 | Community, Events, Student
The Wake Forest University Army ROTC is sponsoring the 5K Gold Bar Run on Friday, April 17, to raise disaster relief funds for tornado victims in Stoneville, N.C. In March, a tornado swept through Stoneville in Rockingham County claiming the lives of two residents, injuring […]
WFU to Present “Quartet for the End of Time”
April 7, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” composed when he was a prisoner of war in Stalag VIII-A during World War II, will be performed by Wake Forest University music faculty members on Friday, April 17. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in […]
WFU Trustees Approve New Budget, Elect Members
April 6, 1998 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University’s board of trustees on Friday approved a total operating budget of $504 million for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. During its April 2-3 meeting on campus, the board also elected 12 trustees and its 1998-99 officers. The new budget includes […]
Flow Gift Adds WFU Study Center in Vienna
April 3, 1998 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University students will soon call a 19th century Vienna villa home. Winston-Salem businessman Victor I. Flow Jr. and his wife, Roddy, are making a major gift to Wake Forest, enabling it to buy the 7,200-square-foot residence in the historic Austrian city considered a […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 3, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, School of Law, Speakers
Wake Forest to Announce Major Gift A major gift from a prominent Winston-Salem businessman and his wife will be announced at noon today in Reynolda Hall’s main lounge. The gift will enable Wake Forest to expand its study abroad opportunities for students, giving the university […]
WFU Names First Members to New Divinity School Board
March 31, 1998 | School of Divinity, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has appointed 14 men and women to serve on the first board of visitors for its new divinity school, scheduled to open in fall 1999. “We are glad to have people of their caliber on the board providing key leadership as we […]
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