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On April 10, more than 180 students walked barefoot on Hearn Plaza and lined the Quad with paper feet to show support for children in sub-Saharan Africa who walk to school without shoes.

More than 2,000 people filled Wait Chapel to hear former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “Rethinking Success” keynote address about the state of America and the role of higher education. For junior Taylor Parsons (’13), a classical studies and philosophy double major, her advice struck a chord.

Relationships between faculty and students are a Wake Forest cornerstone. While such connections are made every day, the annual Big Campus Connect – a weeklong series of events promoting faculty-student engagement in informal settings – offers an opportunity to put down the textbooks and have fun together outside the classroom.

One might expect that Bill Zandi (’13), the son of Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, an accomplished businessman and Wharton graduate, might follow in his father's footsteps. And in many ways, he is. But Bill has also chosen a different path – to major in philosophy.