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WFU in the news: March 13-19, 2023
March 23, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Wake Forest students stand up to cancer
March 22, 2023 | Top Stories
More than a thousand Wake Forest students will dance the day and night away on Saturday, March 25 to raise money for cancer research during Wake ‘N Shake. It’s the largest student-led philanthropic event on campus.
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WFU names Jackie Krasas Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
March 16, 2023 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University has named Jackie Krasas, Ph.D., as the new Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1. A highly-regarded sociology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies scholar, Krasas comes to Wake Forest from Lehigh University, where she currently serves as deputy provost for faculty affairs.
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‘Of Hearth and Table’ to feature “High on the Hog’s” Jessica B. Harris
March 16, 2023 | Top Stories
WFU’s Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life (RECAAL) will present the symposium “Of Hearth & Table: Culture, Cultivation & Food Access in Black Communities” on March 24.
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WFU in the news: March 6-12, 2023
March 14, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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WFU in the news: Feb. 27- March 5, 2023
March 7, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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Social justice, Gandhi & MLK: Gandhi’s grandson to visit WFU
March 7, 2023 | Top Stories
Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi will visit Wake Forest to share about his paternal grandfather Mahatma Gandhi’s passion for social justice, fairness, and equality and his impact on world history. On March 13, Professor Gandhi will explore connections between Mahatma Gandhi and the words and work of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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WFU in the news: Feb. 20-26, 2023
March 1, 2023 | Top Stories, Wake Forest in the News
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WFU students explore redlining, art and local history
February 24, 2023 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University is hosting a national exhibit that takes a deep look at how government policies and social issues shaped the physical layout of some communities across the country, including Winston-Salem. “Undesign the Redline” explores the history of racism and inequality. The traveling exhibit focuses on federal “redlining” maps drawn in the 1930s and […]
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Face to Face with Bryan Stevenson: ‘The opposite of poverty is justice’
February 24, 2023 | Events, Top Stories
What does it take to be engaged in meaningful change toward justice and equity? Social activist, lawyer and author Bryan Stevenson shared stories with more than 1,000 listeners who gathered in Wait Chapel on Feb. 23.