Advisory: WFU professor, students help local residents file taxes
February 3, 2004 | Community, Events, Media Advisory
Accounting students at Wake Forest University will offer free tax-filing assistance to local residents beginning today at the Goodwill Industries building at 2701 University Parkway. Media are invited to cover the opening, which begins at 4 p.m. The Wake Forest site will operate each Tuesday […]
Black man reveals why former Klan members offer him their robes and hoods
February 2, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
On Feb. 19 at Wake Forest University, race relations expert and author Daryl Davis will present “A Black Man’s Odyssey into the Ku Klux Klan,” a lecture about confronting prejudices, overcoming fears and forging peace with a person’s most likely adversaries. The lecture will be […]
WFU Akoni events celebrate the best of the black church
January 30, 2004 | Events, School of Divinity, Speakers
Wake Forest University Divinity School will celebrate Black History Month Feb. 16 and 17 with their annual Akoni (pronounced awkanee) events. This year’s events will feature Delman Coates, a Baptist minister and emerging national expert on black church issues. Coates will present a lecture, “The […]
WFU experts available for comment on Democratic primaries
January 30, 2004 | Events, Speakers
EDWARDS’ SOUTH CAROLINA STRATEGY “Edwards has chosen to stake his presidential bid on South Carolina since the beginning of his campaign,” says Allan Louden, an expert on campaign rhetoric and political communication. “Does South Carolina represent real prospects for the fall, or does it demonstrate […]
Patch Adams presents “Joy of Caring” at WFU benefit program
January 30, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Patch Adams, the physician and clown made famous by Robin Williams’ portrayal of him in the hit movie “Patch Adams,” will present “The Joy of Caring,” a benefit lecture on love and service at Wake Forest University Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. in Wait Chapel. […]
Stories this week at WFU
January 29, 2004 | Community, Events, Faculty
PROFESSOR, STUDENTS HELP LOCAL RESIDENTS FILE TAXES Millions of dollars in income tax credits go unclaimed by Forsyth County residents each year, but that will change if Yvonne Hinson has anything to do with it. Hinson, PricewaterhouseCoopers Faculty Fellow and associate professor of accountancy, is […]
Poet Gregory Orr to read at WFU
January 29, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
As part of the Wake Forest University Writers Reading Series, poet Gregory Orr will read from his work Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. A professor of creative writing at the University […]
Advisory: Expert available for comment, analysis of Super Bowl ads
January 29, 2004 | Events, Media Advisory, Speakers
Sheri Bridges, associate professor of business in Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, is available for analysis of Sunday’s Super Bowl advertisements. Bridges, an expert in branding and marketing, has followed Super Bowl commercials for years and has commented for stories on […]
WFU continues dialogue, civil discourse theme
January 28, 2004 | Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University will continue its celebration of the theme “Fostering Dialogue: Civil Discourse in an Academic Community” during the spring semester with a guest lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen, a talk by physician Patch Adams, an Akoni celebration to […]
WFU dialogue, discourse theme year spring calendar of events
January 28, 2004 | Events, University Announcement
Jan. 29 Tim Wise, senior advisor at Fisk University’s Race Relations Institute, will give the free, public lecture “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in the Age of Backlash” at 7 p.m. in Annenberg Forum (Room 111) in Carswell Hall. Feb. 12 Dr. Hoda Hosseini, co-founder of […]
News Archives
Wake Forest in the News
Wake Forest regularly appears in media outlets around the world.