Cheryl Walker

U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest University 27th overall among 399 national universities.

Wake Downtown offers more than office, classroom and lab space for engineering professor Lauren Lowman – its location inspired her to develop a unique science-in-the-community event called “Lost Waterways of Winston-Salem,” which debuts Thursday, Sept. 5.

This summer, Wake Forest University’s education department will host Freedom School, a program for elementary school students aimed at strengthening children’s reading skills and closing achievement gaps.

In the new film “When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time,” Wake Forest University anthropology professor Ellen Miller stands on a rocky hillside in northern Kenya carefully uncovering 16 million-year-old fossil elephant teeth.

How do we prevent Iran from becoming another Iraq? Engage in a robust national conversation about past mistakes, said C. William Walldorf Jr., associate professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University and a U.S. foreign policy expert.