Law students help Lumbee tribe
Six students from the School of Law spent the week of spring break in Pembroke, N.C., offering free legal assistance to members of the Lumbee tribe. The students were participants in the school's Pro Bono Project. Six students from the School of Law spent the week of spring break in Pembroke, N.C., offering free legal assistance to members of the Lumbee tribe. The students were participants in the school's Pro Bono Project.Irish poetry for St. Patrick’s Day
On St. Patrick’s Day, Jeff Holdridge, director of the Wake Forest University Press -- the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America -- discusses the future of Irish poetry after "The Troubles" and shares his five favorite Irish poems.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Law students do pro bono work
A group of School of Law students will travel over spring break to southeastern North Carolina, where they will be helping the Lumbee Indians, among others, with a range of legal issues. Athlete helps celebrate Seuss
Paul Loeser, a member of the Wake Forest track team, traded in his running shoes Tuesday for a Dr. Seuss hat. He read "Oh The Places You'll Go" to students at Friedberg Elementary School as part of a celebration of Seuss' birthday. See the video.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Students support community causes
About 150 volunteers from Wake Forest fraternities and sororities volunteered at Winston-Salem agencies on Saturday, Feb. 26, as part of the “Big Event,” an initiative sponsored by the University's Volunteer Service Corps.Historical discovery at MESDA
Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.University receives United Way award
Wake Forest and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are among the 30 organizations statewide to be recognized for conducting outstanding United Way campaigns this year. President Nathan O. Hatch also served as chairman of the United Way of Forsyth County, which exceeded its goal.Home-grown health experts
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians wants to increase the number of Cherokee medical experts to address urgent community health issues in culturally respectful ways. Wake Forest is responding with a summer program to help Cherokee youth explore health careers.‘The Grapes of Wrath’
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