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‘Metamorphic’ to be the focus of TEDxWakeForestU
February 18, 2019 | Community, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU, an independently organized event licensed by TED, on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
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‘Check Your Blind Spots’ tour exploring unconscious bias to visit WFU
February 12, 2019 | Events, Top Stories
The CEO Action Check Your Blind Spots Unconscious Bias Tour will visit Wake Forest University on Monday, Feb. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The bus will be parked adjacent to Hearn Plaza in Parking Lot N.
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Ron Stallworth, police officer who inspired ‘BlacKkKlansman’, to speak at Wake Forest Feb. 7
February 1, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department whose memoir inspired Spike Lee’s blockbuster film BlacKkKlansman, will deliver the Black History Month keynote address at Wake Forest University.
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‘Hamilton’ star Renée Elise Goldsberry to visit Wake Forest
January 11, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Renée Elise Goldsberry, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning star of the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” will speak and perform at Wake Forest University on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
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WFU, Winston-Salem State celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) are partnering again this year to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events during the holiday weekend. The celebration marks the longest running partnership between Wake Forest and WSSU.
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WFU events to feature Ammons poetry, honor 2018 Writers Hall of Fame inductees
November 29, 2018 | Events, Top Stories
To celebrate Wake Forest writers and writing, the University will host “About Ammons” and “Words Awake” on campus Dec. 7-8. The events are free and open to the public.
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Wake Forest to hold annual Lovefeast services Dec. 2
November 27, 2018 | Events, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will hold their annual Lovefeast services in Wait Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Wake Forest Lovefeast celebrates the unique traditions of the Moravian community in Winston-Salem.
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WFU Jewish Studies Program to host panel on antisemitism
November 20, 2018 | Events, Faculty, Student, Top Stories
Faculty from the Jewish Studies Program at Wake Forest University will host a panel on antisemitism on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Porter Byrum Welcome Center.
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Wake Forest to honor veterans with ceremony Nov. 12
November 12, 2018 | Events, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Perritt Plaza, beside Reynolda Hall, Nov 12 at 11 a.m.
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‘Turkeypalooza’ brings a taste of Thanksgiving to those in need
November 8, 2018 | Events, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories
Wake Forest students, faculty and staff will prepare and deliver nearly 400 Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure Winston-Salem residents ahead of the holiday.
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