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Gates scholar to study at Cambridge
February 16, 2011 | Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Recognition, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Monica Petrescu, who graduated from Wake Forest in May, is the first Wake Forest student or graduate to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Cambridge, England.
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Angelou receives Medal of Freedom
February 14, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories
Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday. Angelou, a world-renowned poet, author, actress and civil rights activist, joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1982.
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The Prop’s the Thing
February 14, 2011 | Arts & Culture, For Parents, Humanities, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Props are often vital to a play’s storyline — such as the upcoming “Grapes of Wrath” — but no one ever really thinks about them until the gun doesn’t fire at the right time. “We tend to not pay much attention to props until they’re not working,” said Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre JK Curry, who has edited a recent book on props.
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Convocation to honor past, present
February 14, 2011 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Students, faculty and alumni will be honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program will feature seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash, who will present their senior orations.
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Faith in love
February 14, 2011 | Faculty, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
To what extent do romance novels reflect the prominent ideas of the times and to what extent do they shape them? Religion professor Lynn Neal thinks it’s a question worth asking given romance novels are a billion-dollar business.
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Democracy in Egypt
February 11, 2011 | Faculty, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Q & A with Michaelle Browers, associate professor of political science, who studies the politics and culture of the Middle East and has been closely following the political protests in Egypt.
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‘Juno’ director to speak at film festival
February 10, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories
Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air”) will discuss filmmaking and his career at the fourth annual Reynolda Film Festival.
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Dear friend of WFU, F.M. Kirby, passes
February 10, 2011 | For Alumni, School of Business, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
Philanthropist Fred M. Kirby II, past president of the F.M. Kirby Foundation and a longtime supporter of Wake Forest, has died. Kirby, who lived in New Vernon, N.J., died Feb. 8 at the age of 91.
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Grassroots efforts = green results
February 10, 2011 | Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
This month, Wake Forest is launching a green team initiative. The program encourages departments to select a green team “captain” to evaluate sustainable practices in the office and make suggestions for ways to improve. Ideas might be simple, such as purchasing copy paper with recycled content, or more impactful, like eliminating mini-fridges in individual offices.
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Coach, player are recovering
February 9, 2011 | Athletics, Exclude from Related Stories, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
Baseball coach Tom Walter and player Kevin Jordan are both recovering well after kidney transplant surgery on Monday. Both expect to be released from the hospital this week and have been showered with support from the Wake Forest community.
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