Words Awake!, a three-day celebration of writers and writing to be held March 23-25, will celebrate past and present Wake Forest writers and will inaugurate the Wake Forest Writers Hall of Fame. More than 40 alumni will return to share their experiences as professional writers.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
As a junior at Wake Forest, Sarah Crosland (’04) had her sights set on law school. The English and political science double-major studied for the LSAT and completed a summer law internship. But she realized becoming an attorney wasn’t for her. So, she took to journalism, and that’s where she found inspiration.Categories: Alumni
Founders' Day Convocation, held February 16, honored the University's past, including its founding in 1834; its present, celebrating faculty excellence in teaching, research and service; and its future, as graduating seniors reflected on their journey and prepared for life after Wake Forest.
Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
This week will mark the 178th birthday of Wake Forest. A group of young alumni have planned a week-long celebration, culminating on Friday, Feb. 3, the day on which Wake Forest admitted its first students.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
Wake Forest has appointed Rogan Kersh as the University’s new provost and professor of political science. A Wake Forest alumnus, Kersh currently serves as the associate dean of academic affairs and professor of public policy at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Part pep-rally, part continuing education opportunity, the Emerging Teachers Leadership Network conference this weekend is a way to show alumni teachers that the education department’s commitment to them didn’t end when they graduated.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
For more than 25 years, Timothy Lam has been building his collection of Chinese pottery — around 550 pieces that date back more than a thousand years. Now Lam, a 1960 graduate, has given his treasures a new home at Wake Forest.
Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture
Kevin Dias (’06) planned to open a real mini-golf course in Japan. But when he couldn’t secure enough financing, he changed course and developed a mini-golf app for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. It's a finalist in the annual Best App Ever contest.Categories: Alumni, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Global Wake Forest
Rising media star, Tulane political science professor and Wake Forest alumna Melissa Harris-Perry (’94) makes her debut with her own television show on MSNBC from 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 4. It will air Saturdays and Sundays.Categories: Alumni
The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) of the School of Medicine honored William Louis Perry, M.D., Class of 1936, for his lifetime of service and leadership in medicine in his community. Perry, a resident of Chesterfield, S.C., celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 4. Categories: Alumni, University Announcements