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Student art project tackles racism
October 5, 2010 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
The “Transforming Race Art Exhibition,” a joint effort between the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department and Wake Forest’s art department, opens with a public reception today at the START Gallery in Reynolda Village.
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Guitar series proves popular
October 4, 2010 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The Wake Forest Guitar Series is back for a second season, which will begin on Sunday, Oct. 10. Pat Dixon, who teaches guitar at Wake Forest, focuses on bringing national talent to campus.
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A war of words
October 4, 2010 | Alumni, For Alumni, International, Top Stories
Matt Gallagher (’05) planned to use Wake Forest’s ROTC program as a step toward being a military lawyer. Instead, 9/11 spurred him into combat, and he turned his online journal into the book, “Kaboom.”
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Breaking racial barriers
October 3, 2010 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, Top Stories
More than 40 years ago, several black student-athletes helped break the color barrier on the ACC football fields, as well as lead Wake Forest to the school’s league championship.
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Pan-Hellenic garden dedicated
October 1, 2010 | For Alumni, Top Stories
A new garden pays tribute to nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities and their impact. It is a sign of the University’s “commitment to inclusion and diversity,” said President Nathan O. Hatch.
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Teams ‘hit the bricks’ for cancer
September 30, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories
Sixty-five teams of Wake Forest students, faculty and staff competed in an all-day relay race around Hearn Plaza on Thursday to raise both money and awareness for the fight against cancer.
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Former professor Bryan, human-rights champion, dies
September 29, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, Top Stories
G. McLeod Bryan, professor emeritus of religion known for championing racial justice and human rights, died Wednesday at the age of 90. His memorial service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
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New Wake Forest websites launch
September 29, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Provost, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest has launched a redesigned website, including the home page, news sites and Inside WFU, a community-focused site targeted to faculty and staff. The rollout also features a new content-management system.
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Wal-Mart CEO outlines growth plans
September 29, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, International, National, School of Business, Top Stories
Mike Duke, the president and CEO of Wal-Mart, described his company’s global growth strategy during the first presentation in the 2010-11 Leading Out Loud lecture series at the Schools of Business.
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Niepold blazes trails
September 27, 2010 | Faculty, For Alumni, International, Top Stories
Wake Forest professor Mary Martin Niepold’s social entrepreneurship stands out because of her age, writes the Raleigh News & Observer. In her late 60s, she’s leading the Nyanya Project, which helps grandmothers raising AIDS orphans in Africa, while most of her peers are 35 and under.
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