The Peace Corps ranks Wake Forest among the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities across the country. This year, Wake Forest is ranked 20th among schools with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates.Categories: Alumni, Pro Humanitate
David Couch ('84), a Wake Forest alumnus and former football and baseball player, has committed $4 million in support of the Wake Forest baseball program and Sports Performance Center.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Transformative Giving
Christmas decorations, music, and the smell of sweet coffee filled Wait Chapel as more than 2,200 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University gathered to celebrate the 50th Annual Lovefeast.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
On Sunday, Dec. 7, Wake Foresters, near and far, will celebrate the 50th Annual Wake Forest Lovefeast, the largest Moravian-style lovefeast in North America and a favorite Wake Forest tradition.Categories: Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
More than 450 student volunteers welcomed children from nearly 25 local agencies to campus Wednesday afternoon for Project Pumpkin, Wake Forest’s annual student-run Halloween festival. Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
More than 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Wake Forest, universities across the country are making headlines related to race and identity. At a time when Wake Forest has a more diverse study body than ever, the campus community is addressing these challenges together.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements, Wellbeing
A Wake Forest tradition, Hit the Bricks is an eight-hour relay race along the brick pathways of Hearn Plaza in honor of Brian Piccolo, a Wake Forest alumnus and Chicago Bears running back who died of cancer at age 26.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements, Wellbeing
Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC host and author, returned this fall to her alma mater as a professor in the politics and international affairs department. In an interview with Wake Forest Magazine, she reflects on her student experience at Wake Forest and why she loves teaching.
Categories: Alumni, Research & Discovery
Today’s campus-wide introduction of “Thrive,” the University’s comprehensive approach to wellbeing, features fun activities to get people thinking and talking about serious topics such as financial planning, work satisfaction, intellectual engagement, emotional health and spirituality.Categories: Alumni, Campus Life, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Happening at Wake, University Announcements, Wellbeing
A solution to reverse Amazon rainforest deforestation is being explored by Wake Forest researchers by creating a new and more effective version of biochar made from native bamboos. Biochar is a kind of fertilizer made by smoldering agricultural plant waste in a specially designed, zero-oxygen kiln.