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A new Commencement tradition
May 4, 2015 | Commencement, Top Stories
For more than 40 years, the raising of the Commencement stage and a tent cover on the Quad have been a treasured part of graduation. This year, the University has updated and refined the experience for graduates and their guests.
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Comedian Stephen Colbert to deliver WFU’s 2015 commencement address
March 3, 2015 | Commencement, Events, Top Stories
Comedian, political satirist and late night television host Stephen Colbert will deliver WFU’s commencement address on May 18. Jonathan L. Walton, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard University will deliver the baccalaureate speech.
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‘Show what you are made of’
May 19, 2014 | 2014 Highlights, Commencement, Events, President, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
It was the commencement ceremony the entire country was watching. Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson addresses the Class of 2014 and members of more than 30 media organizations less than a week after losing the top job at the nation’s most distinguished newspaper.
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Finishing strong
May 16, 2014 | Alumni, Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
It was on a two-week summer road trip with her mom that Elizabeth Jay (’14) entered the gates of Wake Forest for the first time. Like so many, as soon as they stepped onto campus, they realized Wake Forest was the perfect school for Elizabeth. […]
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Abramson to speak at Commencement
May 15, 2014 | Commencement, Speakers, University Announcement
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, will deliver the Commencement address on Monday, May 19. Melissa Rogers, special assistant to the President and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is the Baccalaureate speaker.
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Meet the Class of 2014
May 14, 2014 | Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Commencement, Community, Faculty, Student, Sustainability, Teacher-Scholar, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Meet 14 graduates inspired by their experiences at Wake Forest to lead lives that matter.
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Century links generations of grads
May 19, 2013 | Alumni, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
John Burnley Winslow’s graduation present is a 1913 Wake Forest yearbook. When Winslow walks across the stage to get his diploma, it will be exactly 100 years after his great grandfather Albert Rufus Phillips earned his Wake Forest degree in May of 1913.
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Ifill to speak at Commencement
March 7, 2013 | Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” and senior correspondent for the “PBS NewsHour” will deliver Wake Forest’s 2013 commencement address on Monday, May 20. Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will speak at Baccalaureate.
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Wall Street Journal features WFU
June 8, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Mentoring, Admissions, Alumni, Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, National, Personal and Career Development, President, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Wall Street Journal prominently featured Wake Forest for its national leadership in making personal and career development a mission-critical component of the college experience. The article, “Colleges Get Career-Minded”, appeared the day after commencement.
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Message to grads: ‘Never, never stop learning’
May 21, 2012 | Alumni, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Few people were more excited to hear Wake Forest’s commencement address than graduate Alison Moy. That’s because keynote speaker Charlie Ergen, the chairman of satellite broadcaster DISH Network Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corporation, soon will be Moy’s new boss.
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