Kim McGrath

A group of Wake Forest students had a chance to participate in a discussion with MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Jesmyn Ward when the University’s Program for Leadership and Character invited Ward to launch a conference on “Educating Character Across Differences: Cultivating Communities of Character.” In addition to launching the conference, Ward participated in a moderated…

Wake Forest junior Christopher Dietrich has been presented with the Community Impact Student Award by NC Campus Engagement for his commitment and contribution to civic and community engagement.  Dietrich was selected by Wake Forest University administration after careful consideration of the students who made a lasting impact on the Wake Forest campus. As a distinguished…

The Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2024 report, published on November 18, showed that 83% of Wake Forest undergraduates received credit for study abroad in the 2022-23 academic year and summer of 2023, placing Wake Forest fourth on the list of leading doctoral universities. "Our students' remarkable participation in study abroad programs underscores their…

Seven-year-old playwright and actress Gracie shined as she starred in her story, “Queen Cinderella and the Rainbow Magic.” The 15-minute play was performed before a packed audience in Wake Forest’s Ring Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 9. When Make-A-Wish reached out to area theater companies for help in granting the little girl’s wish to write and…

For more than two decades, Professor and Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy Koleman Strumpf has studied political betting and its long history in U.S. politics. He is available to provide commentary on why political betting is a more reliable method for predicting election outcomes than polling and how political prediction markets work. Strump is…