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
Presidential Chairs announced
Five new Presidential Chairs to recruit, retain and reward outstanding faculty who embody the teacher-scholar ideal have been announced by Wake Forest University.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
Students awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Wake Forest University senior Abdulmalik Obaid has earned the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which sends recipients to the University of Cambridge in England to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
President Nathan Hatch: Historian
Not every college president has written a book that is required reading for students across the country a quarter century after its publication like President Nathan Hatch’s “The Democratization of American Christianity.”Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
A ‘Best Value’ Once Again
Wake Forest is again one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review. The rating uses a unique 'Return-on-Education' (ROE) rating that measures 40 data points including academics, graduation rates and salaries.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Transformative Giving, University Announcements
U.S. News ranks WFU among top 30
U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges guide ranked the University 27th among 280 national universities. Wake Forest has been ranked in the top 30 in the national universities category for 19 consecutive years and has been ranked in the top 25 five times.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Charles Iacovou named Dean of Business
Charles Iacovou will become the next Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Business, effective July 1. Melissa Harris-Perry to join faculty
MSNBC television host, political thought leader and Wake Forest University alumna Melissa Harris-Perry (‘94) will return this summer to her alma mater as a chaired professor.Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Inclusive Excellence, Mentorship, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery
180 years: Celebrating Founders’ Day
On Feb. 20, the Wake Forest community gathered together in Wait Chapel to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the founding of the University at Founders’ Day Convocation. The annual event recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.