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Kim McGrath

Senior Director, News and Public Relations

With nearly 25 years experience in public relations, targeted marketing, editing, writing, project management and content creation, Kim has spent her career cultivating and maintaining close and productive relationships as a communications professional. She has 18 years of higher education experience with Wake Forest.

Kim connects Wake Forest’s leadership and experts to trends in personal and career development, employment, mentoring, internships, economics, global issues, and arts and culture. She enjoys showcasing the role higher education plays in developing communities, workplaces and the world.

In addition, Kim manages social media @WakeForestNews and @InsideWFU.

Kim earned her B.A. in English from Loyola University in Maryland.


Stories by Kimberly


'The Pearl' semester: Wake Forest in Charlotte

Wake Forest University is launching a new study away program in Charlotte for sophomores and juniors that will integrate rigorous academic inquiry with high-impact professional experience.  The program is designed to allow students to explore the intersections between business and the liberal arts. The first cohort in 2027 will tackle subjects ranging from the modern…


Ballet dancer Misty Copeland to deliver 2026 Commencement address

Ballet dancer, author and founder Misty Copeland, who made history as the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 18. The ceremony will take place on Hearn Plaza and begins at 9 a.m. Copeland began her ballet studies at…


GDP forecasts, penny shortages, and Super Bowl prediction market betting

As 2026 begins, Wake Forest economics professors are available to decode the partisan bias in GDP data, discuss the rounding reality of a pennyless economy, and explain how prediction markets are transforming Super Bowl betting.  Economic forecasts are dominating the headlines. New research from Wake Forest University suggests these "objective" numbers might be less neutral…

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The shepherd of Robinhood Road

On a cold December morning in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, activist, artist and filmmaker Joel Tauber walked with Rebecca and Sarah, guiding them with a firm grip as they dashed across Robinhood Road during morning rush hour. People honked their horns and waved as they drove by, drawn by the unusual sight of two sheep on…


Wake Forest University ranks 4th nationally for study abroad participation

The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Open Doors 2025 report—published on Nov. 17 and considered the world's benchmark for global educational exchange—showed that 85.7% of Wake Forest undergraduates received credit for study abroad in the 2023-24 academic year and summer of 2024, placing Wake Forest fourth on the list of leading doctoral universities. "The high…