University Marketing and Communications

Three years after winning the ACC championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl, Jim Grobe hasn’t bolted to another school because he believes in family, commitment and his players.

The Schools of Business have awarded eight Corporate Fellowships to students in the incoming class to help build a student body that reflects the diversity found in the marketplace.

Professor Emeritus of English John A. Carter Jr. has died. Carter, who was 77, joined the faculty in 1961 and taught British and American literature until retiring in 1997.

For the second consecutive year, Wake Forest law graduates had the highest percentage passing rate for the state bar exam among North Carolina universities; 92% of graduates taking the bar exam for the first time passed.

With the opening of the new academic year, Wake Forest welcomes its newest faculty members. “They will add to our record,” says Provost Jill Tiefenthaler, “as a faculty that is rare in higher education — top researchers at the peak of our disciplines who have chosen to focus on teaching as well as research.”