Anthropology Museum Offers Chinese Folk Art Class
September 8, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
In October, the Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology will offer a hands-on adult education course on traditional Chinese folk art. Local artist Mona Wu will teach participants calligraphy and the art of making block prints, paper fans and paper cuts. Wu also will explain […]
Wake Forest Soprano/Pianist to Present Recital
September 8, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Soprano Teresa Radomski, Wake Forest associate professor of music, will mark her 20th year at the university with a 3 p.m. performance featuring Wake Forest pianist Louis Goldstein on Sunday, Sept. 14, in Brendle Recital Hall. The free concert of songs by Enrique Granados, Charles […]
Kushner Says Only Religion Can Give Lives Meaning
September 4, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Media Advisory, Speakers
Only religion can provide the moral framework, sense of community, forgiveness and assurance Americans need to overcome fears of death and find meaning in their lives, Rabbi Harold Kushner said today in an address marking the official start of Wake Forest University’s 1997-98 Year of […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
September 4, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Rabbi Kicks Off Year of Religion Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” answers the question, “What’s the Point of Being Religious?” at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 4, in Brendle Recital Hall. The lecture marks the start of Wake Forest’s […]
‘Real Jesus’ Author to Give Phi Beta Kappa Lecture
August 29, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Luke Timothy Johnson, whose book “The Real Jesus” became a rallying point for scholars rejecting the Jesus Seminar’s portrayal of Christ, takes on another difficult subject Monday, Sept. 8, at Wake Forest University. Johnson, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 28, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Rabbi Kicks Off Year of Religion Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” answers the question, “What’s the Point of Being Religious?” at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in Brendle Recital Hall. The lecture marks the start of Wake Forest […]
Kushner Address Kicks off Year of Religion
August 27, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Rabbi Harold Kushner, best-selling author of “When Bad Things Happen To Good People,” begins Wake Forest University’s Year of Religion in American Life Thursday, Sept. 4, with an opening convocation address at 11 a.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. Due to strong demand, no more public […]
Year of Religion Web Site Goes Online
August 26, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University has created a Web site to provide the most up-to-date information about the school’s 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. The site provides answers to frequently asked questions about the year, a calendar of events with links to news releases, photographs, […]
WFU Conference Celebrates Pakistan’s 50th Anniversary
August 22, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Pakistan’s 50th anniversary as a nation will be celebrated next week at a conference at Wake Forest University and the university’s Graylyn Conference Center. “Pakistan at 50,” held from Thursday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Aug. 31, will feature researchers and a variety of discussions about […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
August 21, 1997 | Campus Life, Events, Student
Students to Receive Laptops, Printers IBM laptop computers and Lexmark printers will be distributed Monday morning, Aug. 25, to Wake Forest freshmen. The distribution will take place throughout the morning in Reynolds Gymnasium. The university is gradually equipping all students with computers as part of […]
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