WFU awards and recognitions briefs
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Reckoning with racism
This week, college and university administrators across the country have been combing through old yearbooks as public officials have come under fire for racist imagery and offensive photos in back issues.Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
WFU remembers President George H.W. Bush
The first of Bush’s two appearances at Wake Forest came in 1984 during a Presidential campaign visit for Ronald Reagan. Four years later, Bush returned to campus for the first 1988 Presidential Debate with then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis – an event that symbolically marked the completion of Wake Forest’s evolution from a regional to a national university.Categories: Alumni
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr donates Congressional papers to Wake Forest
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (‘78) announced today he will donate his Congressional papers to Wake Forest University.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Recent WFU grad awarded top national physics prize
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.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid
Wake Washington Center: New hub for D.C. Deacs
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.Porter Byrum makes final $70+ million gift to Wake Forest University
In a concluding act of extraordinary generosity that will make college more affordable and accessible for generations of students, Porter B. Byrum (JD ’42) has donated more than $70 million to Wake Forest University for scholarships.Categories: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Transformative Giving
Bestselling author Emily Giffin to speak at Wake Forest
Bestselling author and Wake Forest alumna Emily Giffin will speak on Thursday, Sept. 28, in Brendle Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
NBA superstar Chris Paul – a leader by example
Paul talked with President Nathan Hatch on Sept. 13 as part of the University’s Leadership Project. In a question and answer conversation, he shared memories of his time as a student at Wake Forest and talked about what it means to be a leader in the NBA and in the community.Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake
Chris Paul to participate in conversation on leadership at WFU
Chris Paul (’07), Demon Deacon standout, NBA superstar, Houston Rockets point guard, businessman and philanthropist, will join members of the Wake Forest community in Wait Chapel on Wednesday, September 13, at 5 p.m. for a conversation about leadership.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Happening at Wake