Gail Bretan discusses Jewish life on campus, the importance of making connections with other people, and the inclusivity of the upcoming Passover Seder.
Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
On Feb. 20, the Wake Forest community gathered together in Wait Chapel to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the founding of the University at Founders’ Day Convocation. The annual event recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.
Jeanette Wallace Hyde, a life trustee who served as a U.S. Ambassador, made a $2 million gift to support student scholarships and financial aid at the Wake Forest School of Divinity.
Categories: Transformative Giving, University Announcements
If only we could blame drought and poverty for the famine in the Horn of Africa that would be so simple, says Sarah Lischer, associate professor of political science who studies humanitarian aid and refugees in Africa. In the Huffington Post, Lischer explains why Western aid won’t save Somalia.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery
Chair and Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding shared his expertise of family counseling with educators and students in Turkey during a month-long stay there this summer as the University’s first Fulbright Specialist scholar.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements