Ringing in the Chinese New Year
Wake Forest will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the "Year of the Tiger" with several events on campus on Feb. 13.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Global Wake Forest
Wake Forest will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the "Year of the Tiger" with several events on campus on Feb. 13.Super Bowl ads worth it, expert says
Ads for Sunday’s Super Bowl cost as much as $3 million for every 30-second spot, but the exposure is worth the expense, says marketing professor Sheri Bridges, an expert on branding and advertising.
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Researching first ladies
Michelle Obama may be the first African-American first lady, but in other respects she's not that different from her predecessors, says Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who studies first ladies. "Michelle Obama offers continuity to the past with her traditional interpretation of the first lady role," says Smith, the author of a chapter on Rosalynn Carter in the book "American First Ladies" and co-author of two books on the American presidency.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
‘Following Your Dreams’
Film Director Spike Lee will highlight the third annual Reynolda Film Festival at Wake Forest on March 26. The award-winning film producer, director and writer will present "Spike Lee: Following Your Dreams" at 7:00 p.m. in Wait Chapel.Categories: Arts & Culture
Forgiveness and hope
Dr. Maya Angelou talked and sang about forgiveness and hope in her keynote address during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wait Chapel Monday night. "The gift Martin Luther King gave the world is hope," she said. "Hope that we will come through this." Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
‘The cause’: recreating historical accuracy
A former British Cabinet Secretary and an expert on the Globe Theatre will discuss Shakespeare and Wake Forest’s Ronald Watkins Collection – an extensive collection of books, papers and lectures on the Globe Theatre — during a discussion on Jan. 21.
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Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest's ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
A winning performance
Wake Forest's directing program was one of only four in the country to be featured in the December issue of Stage Directions magazine, a national publication for professional theater producers, designers and managers.
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Traditional feast brings students and community together to share celebration of thanksgiving
Students in Nelly van Doorn-Harder’s religion class joined with local Muslims to learn about a traditional Muslim feast, the Feast of Sacrifice, during Thanksgiving week.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning
Senior Andrew Collins studies global health issues
Andrew Collins’ classroom for studying global health issues this semester is Switzerland, where he is conducting research on environmental health issues with international health and development organizations.