Wake Forest University will name a new residence hall after poet, actress, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Angelou taught generations of Wake Forest students as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at the University from 1982 until her death in 2014.Categories: Campus Life, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will prepare and deliver more than 300 Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure Winston-Salem residents during TurkeyPalooza. This is an annual event hosted by The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
A new event to highlight and bring attention to the refugee experience – Wake Refugee Day: Unity in Diversity – will take place Saturday, Nov. 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall and lobby area of Scales Fine Arts Center.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Wake Forest University’s Wake the Vote students and the University's Pro Humanitate Institute are partnering with Rock the Vote and Ben & Jerry's to host an Election Night Watch Party, Nov. 8. The event is free and open to the public as well as students, faculty and staff.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
The WFU Recognitions and Awards brief celebrates milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest University.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and filmmaker Jose Vargas will speak at Wake Forest on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The event is part of the Wake Forest's 'Journeys to Success' speaker series.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Since January, a group of students has traveled a long and winding political road with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, New York, D.C., Cleveland and Philadelphia. The goal: experience democracy on the front lines and become more engaged citizens.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest students will gather Oct. 19 to watch the final presidential debate in Carswell Hall’s Annenberg Forum.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Former Olympian, professional football player, and activist John Carlos will join The Nation’s sports editor Dave Zirin and Wake Forest University professor Melissa Harris-Perry for a conversation about the politics of sports, race and gender at the Olympics, and athlete activism as a tool for social change. The event, “Power, Protest, and Patriotism: A Conversation on Race & Gender at the Olympics,” will be held on Friday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Wake the Vote Election Hub, located at 2599 Reynolda Rd.
Undergraduate Research Day, a hallmark campus event at Wake Forest University, celebrated its 10-year milestone Friday, Oct. 7 in a new space, Z. Smith Reynolds Library’s atrium.Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery