Wake Forest receives $650,000 Mellon Foundation grant
A $650,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been awarded to Wake Forest University in support of “engaged humanities." Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Building the Dream’ award winners named for 2016
Junior psychology major Chizoba Ukairo and Director of Wake Forest’s Magnolia Scholars Program Nate French have been named Wake Forest University’s 2016 Martin Luther King “Building the Dream” award winners.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Old Gold & Black turns 100
Wake Forest University’s award-winning student newspaper, the Old Gold & Black (OGB), is celebrating 100 years of publication. A “critical complement to journalism education,” it has been the training ground for some of the country's most esteemed journalists.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest senior among Schwarzman Scholars inaugural class to study in China
Wake Forest University senior Addison S. McLamb is one of the 111 Schwarzman Scholars selected for the inaugural master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
Strong global ties affirm community
A recent report ranks Wake Forest highly according to its percentage of students studying abroad, affirming the importance of a close-knit campus community at home and abroad in light of recent terror attacks in Paris.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Rue appears before congressional committee
Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue was one of four panelists who testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce Training about “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on College Campuses” on Sept. 10.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Research & Discovery, University Announcements, Wellbeing
U.S. News ranks WFU 27th
U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest 27th among 280 national universities. The University is recognized for undergraduate teaching, innovation and value.
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid
Media Advisory: Students named to Wake Forest University’s Spring 2015 Dean’s List
Wake Forest celebrates entrepreneurs
The Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship honored the University’s outstanding entrepreneurs on April 16. James Beshara ('08), CEO and co-founder of Tilt, received the 2015 Excellence in Entrepreneurship award. A faculty member and six students were also recognized.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery