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Cheryl Walker

Senior Executive Director of News and Public Relations

Cheryl V. Walker has been a writer and public relations professional in higher education for more than three decades. On topics ranging from parent-teen relationships to voting behavior, she handles media relations for a range of academic and administrative departments, including the social sciences and admissions.

When Wake Forest was the first top-30 national university to drop the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions, she coordinated the university’s media outreach regarding the test-optional decision. She has been a CASE and PRSA presenter and has collaborated with colleagues to win CASE awards, including a 2014 Award of Excellence. In 2000, she gained experience handling the public relations challenges of hosting a Presidential Debate.

Cheryl graduated from Wake Forest with a B.A. in English.


Stories by Cheryl


Wake Forest University announces search for 15th president

The Board of Trustees announced the launch of a national search for Wake Forest University’s next president. Earlier this month, President Susan R. Wente announced plans to step down at the end of June 2026. A message was sent today to the Wake Forest community from Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, chair of the Wake Forest Board…


Wake Forest University will be tuition-free for admitted students from North Carolina families earning less than $200,000

NOTE: Questions from prospective students and families should be directed to admissions@wfu.edu. Questions from media should be directed to media@wfu.edu. Wake Forest University announced today that undergraduates from North Carolina with annual family incomes less than $200,000 will attend tuition-free, beginning for students admitted for the 2026 fall semester.   For North Carolina students with an…