Wake Forest Debate team wins national championship
The Wake Forest University debate team won the national championship in intercollegiate debating Monday night at the 77th National Debate Tournament. Wake Forest juniors Iyana Trotman and Tajaih Robinson defeated the University of Michigan in the final round.Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest’s Entrepreneurship Center startups have been recognized on Shark Tank and featured on Oprah’s Favorite Things list. Now a Wake Forest teaching method that helps students discover their best startup ideas has earned a national innovation award.
Wake Forest senior Tal Feldman has been named to the 2023-24 class of Schwarzman Scholars.
Philosophy and Piano Performance major Alice Hauser has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at England’s Oxford University beginning in the fall of 2023. She was among 32 Americans chosen by the Rhodes Trust on Nov. 12.
Forbes magazine ranked Wake Forest University the top employer in North Carolina in its 2022 list of America’s Best Employers by State.
Three Wake Forest students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Wake Forest seniors Maya Dalton and Joe McCalmon have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
Junior Tal Feldman, who is majoring in economics and mathematics, has been named a 2022 Truman Scholar.
Wake Forest students Landon Bradshaw (left in the photo above) and John Billos (on the right) have been named 2022 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. The two are among 417 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2022-23 academic year.