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Startup jobs: Are they right for you?

May 18, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

U.S. job growth is driven by startup companies, according to a 2010 Kauffman Foundation study. But, jobseekers who dream of joining a new company hoping it will become the next Starbucks or Google should carefully consider the risks and rewards, says Polly Black, director of the Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship.

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Message to grads: Be lifelong learners

May 16, 2011  |   Alumni, Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories

Monday was the start of a big week for Anna Walker and Joe Hester. Five days after graduating from Wake Forest, they’re getting married in Winston-Salem. They were among about 945 undergraduates and 700 graduate and professional students to receive diplomas during Wake Forest’s

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Class of 2011 graduates

May 16, 2011  |   Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

More than 1,600 graduates and their families gathered on Hearn Plaza under cloudy skies for the 2011 Commencement Ceremony. In her speech, “For Humanity,” PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi urged graduates to keep their curiosity and stay positive. See photo galleries, videos and more.

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Baccalaureate 2011

May 16, 2011  |   Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories

Rebecca Chopp, the president of Swarthmore College, gave the sermon at the 2011 Baccalaureate Service on Sunday. View an audio slideshow and a photo gallery of the celebration.

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Class of the finest: Retiring faculty

May 16, 2011  |   Commencement, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, School of Divinity, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Nine professors — in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages — are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.

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Students explore work at Wake Forest

May 13, 2011  |   Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Students in Michele Gillespie’s history class took a closer look at the work of Wake Forest staff and faculty this semester as part of their study of the history of work in America. Read and listen as staff members describe working at Wake Forest.

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Then and now

May 12, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

From first-year student to graduating senior — students from religion professor Lynn Neal’s first-year seminar class look back on how they’ve changed in four years.

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Students named Schweitzer Fellows

May 11, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Student, Top Stories

Three School of Law students — Alexandra Ford (’12), Michael Grippaldi (’11), and Craig Principe (’12) — have been selected for the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows program. They join three School of Medicine students as part of 250 U.S. Fellows selected across the country this year.

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Congratulations Class of 2011

May 10, 2011  |   Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Learn about some of the accomplished members of the Class of 2011 by reading our senior student profiles.

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Enterprising minds

May 9, 2011  |   Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards recognize students and faculty who have exhibited extraordinary achievements in entrepreneurship over the past year. Nominated by their peers, these individuals embody the entrepreneurial spirit in thought and action.

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