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Wake Forest graduates first class of liberal arts engineers
May 6, 2021 | Admissions, Faculty, Research, Student, Top Stories
Gabrielle Prichard will begin work as a cloud solution engineer with Oracle. Lucy Vaughn will start her career as a research and development engineer with AstraZeneca. John Hobson will serve in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer commander.
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Wake Forest to establish Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award
April 14, 2021 | Admissions, Recognition, Top Stories
To recognize the poet, actress, author, singer, teacher, and civil rights activist who has inspired people worldwide and taught generations of Wake Forest students, the University will establish the Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.
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Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka named Rhodes Scholar
November 22, 2020 | Admissions, Recognition, Scholars, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest senior Savarni Sanka has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Sanka, who is from Raleigh, N.C., plans to pursue a masters in public policy and masters of science in refugee and forced migration studies.
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WFU students return as University opens with numerous precautions
August 21, 2020 | Admissions, Student, Top Stories
First-year Wake Forest University students Abbi Fister and Shon Howard come from different parts of the country with different backgrounds, but agree they’re excited to be on campus. They also plan to adhere to the University’s social distancing guidelines to do their part to help keep the campus safe.
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WFU announces financial services and fintech hub in Charlotte with Kaplan partnership
February 28, 2020 | Admissions, Student
Wake Forest University announced today it will open a new professional hub for Financial Services and Fintech in uptown Charlotte. The new course offerings are designed specifically for working professionals.
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Honoring ‘Strength, Resolve and Legacy’
February 6, 2020 | Admissions, Alumni, Community in Progress, Events, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity
When they moved into a women’s residence hall in 1969, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane simply wanted to obtain a good education and weren’t thinking about making history as the first African American women to come to Wake Forest as resident students. But they did.
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Senior Dylan King awarded 2020 Marshall Scholarship
December 10, 2019 | Admissions, Scholars, Student, Top Stories
Senior Dylan King, a senior mathematics and computer science major from Walnut Cove, N.C., has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship.
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WFU ranks fourth in percentage of students studying abroad
November 18, 2019 | Admissions, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University ranks fourth among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors 2019 report published today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
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Wake Forest’s Magnolia Scholars program celebrates 10th anniversary
November 8, 2019 | Admissions, Community, Community in Progress, Faculty, Student, Top Stories
On Nov. 8, Magnolia Scholars at Wake Forest University gathered at Tribble Hall to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of a prestigious program that provides scholarships, academic support, study abroad opportunities and counseling for 120 first-generation students.
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#WFU23 move-in day video highlights
August 22, 2019 | Admissions, Campus Life, Student, Top Stories
Just under 1,400 first-year students moved into Wake Forest residence halls Aug. 21. Among them are a nationally ranked Congressional debater from Chicago and students from countries as varied as Brazil, France, Taiwan and Ireland.