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Protecting American Indian land rights
April 6, 2011 | Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, National, School of Law, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
To chart a course of action for the protection of American Indian land rights, scholars, policy makers and community members will gather to consider issues such as environmental pollution and the protection of sacred sites.
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Provost will become president of Colorado College
April 5, 2011 | Provost, Top Stories, University Announcement
President Nathan O. Hatch announced today that Jill Tiefenthaler will step down as provost to become the 13th president of Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Her resignation as provost will be effective June 30, 2011.
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Wake Forest is possible debate site
April 5, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories, University Announcement
Officials at Wake Forest learned April 1 that the university is one of 12 applicants to host one of the debates to be sponsored and produced in 2012 by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).
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Using the creative arts to heal the mind
April 4, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Role playing, writing or drawing what one is feeling can have significant therapeutic value. Counseling professor Samuel T. Gladding (’67, MAEd ’71) is one of the country’s leading authorities on how using the creative arts — music, dance, visual art, humor, drama and writing — can help people become more in tune with their emotions and feelings.
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Dancing to support the homeless
April 3, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
Several Wake Forest staff members, professors and students are putting their dancing shoes on — and their pride on the line — to raise money for the Bethesda Center for the Homeless. Vote for your favorite team now.
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Students explore health-care careers
April 1, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Betsy Martin has wanted to be a doctor since volunteering at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center in her hometown of Shelby, N.C., when she was in high school. Now a junior at Wake Forest, Martin had the opportunity Thursday to explore a variety of medical careers during the University’s first Health Care Career Expo.
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Asian Spring Festival 2011
April 1, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Wake Forest students hosted an Asian Spring Festival on March 26 — performing Indian and Korean dances and organizing an Asian costume fashion show. A Chinese Tai Chi fan dance and performances by the Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe were part of the celebration. See a photo gallery.
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Laughing and learning
March 31, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
On April Fools’ Day, Cindy Gendrich’s students may have an advantage when planning practical jokes. In the theater professor’s first-year seminar, “Why Do People Laugh?” they have serious discussions about what causes giggles and guffaws.
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Institute grows from grassroots
March 31, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Speakers, Top Stories
The Humanities Institute is designed to “help faculty and students make the most of the energy, intellect and creativity they bring to humanistic learning, research and teaching,” according to director Mary Foskett. Read more in our Old Gold and Black story of the week.
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My Dubai experience
March 31, 2011 | For Parents, International, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Kaitlyn Hudgins, a junior anthropology major from Southern Shores, N.C., has created a blog to record her experiences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Education Without Borders conference.
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