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WFU statement supporting peaceful protests
February 26, 2018 | Admissions, Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest University joins dozens of colleges and universities in assuring all those applicants who choose to participate in peaceful protest in response to the tragic events that transpired in Parkland, Florida.
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Peace Corps recognizes Wake Forest
February 22, 2018 | Admissions, Top Stories
The Peace Corps ranks Wake Forest among the 2018 Top 25 Peace Corps Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities. This year, Wake Forest is ranked 16th among small colleges and universities.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
January 26, 2018 | Admissions, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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Wake Forest a top value among private schools
December 22, 2017 | Admissions, Student, Top Stories
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Wake Forest University 25th on its 2018 list of the 100 best values in private universities.
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WFU supporting high-achieving low- and moderate-income students
December 7, 2017 | Admissions, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University has set ambitious new goals for supporting high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students socially, academically and financially from before they arrive on campus to graduation. The plans were highlighted in today’s New York Times.
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WFU ranks seventh in percentage of students studying abroad
November 13, 2017 | Admissions, Recognition, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University ranks seventh among doctoral U.S. colleges and universities in the percentage of students studying abroad, according to the Open Doors report published today by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
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Recent WFU grad awarded top national physics prize
October 24, 2017 | Admissions, Alumni, Recognition, Top Stories
The American Physical Society awarded Angela Harper the 2017 LeRoy Apker Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and provides encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for future scientific accomplishment.
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Wake Washington Center: New hub for D.C. Deacs
October 10, 2017 | Admissions, Alumni, Faculty, Student, Top Stories
In the morning, Wake Forest University sophomore Jay Sherrill rides the D.C. metro to Capitol Hill to work on trade policy briefs for a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. In the evening, he shares his first-hand experience with classmates in his “U.S. Policymaking in the 21st Century” class at the University’s new Wake Washington Center.
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WFU junior to attend world’s largest gathering of women technologists
September 27, 2017 | Admissions, Recognition, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest junior Smiti Kaul, a double major in computer science and mathematics, has received the Grace Hopper Conference scholarship and will be attending the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks Wake Forest among top-30 national universities
September 12, 2017 | Admissions, Faculty, Recognition, Staff, Student, Top Stories
U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest University 27th overall among 311 national universities and 12th for its commitment to undergraduate teaching.
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