Arnold Palmer sound bites available from WFU commencement address
Categories: University Announcements
Eight Wake Forest students and alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Eight Wake Forest students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to teach English and conduct research during the 2020-2021 academic year. Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
WFU President talks with Vice President Pence about COVID-19 and higher education
Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch was among a group of 14 higher education leaders from across the country invited to talk today with Vice President Mike Pence regarding the impact of COVID-19 on colleges and universities.Categories: University Announcements
WFU to celebrate conferring of degrees for Class of 2020
On Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m. (EST), Wake Forest University will hold a Conferring of Degrees ceremony for the Class of 2020.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
How the pandemic can strengthen bonds between fathers and daughters
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life as we know it upside down. But the strengthening of families, particularly father-daughter relationships, can be one silver lining from it.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Journalism students report on COVID-19 pandemic from their homes
Justin Catanoso knows one of journalism’s sacred rules is that reporters shouldn’t use friends and family members as sources.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Citizen science project tracks blue-footed boobies on social media
Wake Forest biology researcher Jenny Howard is using the sixth annual World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSTC6) to spread the word about her effort to track the declining population of blue-footed boobies via social media.Categories: Research & Discovery
Birds of a feather learn together
When first-graders at Brunson Elementary were learning about birds, 17 Wake Forest students visited their classrooms to connect the biology lessons with the arts by exploring how birds move and leading bird-themed creative projects.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
When dance goes digital at WFU
In mid-January, a 3-hour dance audition was held in studio D101. 50 Wake Forest students were selected by 12 student choreographers to perform in the Spring Dance Concert – a usually sold-out event held on the University’s Tedford Stage in Scales Fine Arts Center.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Drumming class finds a new rhythm with creative connections
When music professor John Beck’s Afro-Cuban drumming class moved online, his students didn’t miss a beat – even though only one of the 17 seniors in his class had access to a drum.Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery