Calloway School’s Robin named editor of business education journal
March 8, 2001 | Faculty, University Announcement
Donald P. Robin, J. Tylee Wilson Professor of Business Ethics at Wake Forest University, was recently named editor of the Journal of the Academy of Business Education. “I am very confident that the journal will rise to new heights under Don’s editorship,” said Jean […]
WFU gerontologist Charles Longino elected president of national association
March 6, 2001 | Faculty, University Announcement
Charles F. Longino Jr., Wake Forest Professor of Sociology, was recently elected president of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Longino is the leading national authority on retirement migration in the United States and the director of the Reynolda Gerontology Program at Wake […]
WFU professor authors new book on balancing work and family
January 17, 2001 | Faculty, University Announcement
When mothers of young children decide to stay in the work force or stay at home, their beliefs about the appropriate roles for mothers can be as important as economic factors in the decision, says Angela Hattery, assistant professor of sociology at Wake Forest […]
A gift of poison: moths and safe sex
December 12, 2000 | Faculty
Safe sex for scarlet-bodied wasp moths means avoiding being eaten by predators while mating. So, the male moth, in order to protect his intended during courtship, covers her with a bridal veil of poison, says William Conner, professor of biology at Wake Forest University. […]
Several sources available for details on weather-related closings, delays
November 29, 2000 | Campus Life, Faculty, Student, University Announcement
In the event of bad weather, Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will have several places to go this winter for news about Reynolda Campus responses to the weather. The Wake Forest News Service will provide local radio stations WFDD (88.5 FM) and WSJS […]
Wake Forest graduate, former trustee from Newton joins faculty, establishes scholarship
November 22, 2000 | Faculty, Recognition, Student, University Announcement
K. Wayne Smith, a 1960 Wake Forest University graduate and former member of the Board of Trustees, is making sure he keeps close ties with his alma mater. Smith re-joined Wake Forest’s faculty this fall and the university will soon announce the first recipient of […]
Wake Forest professor uses Smart Start grant to create first cultural competency program for childcare workers
November 20, 2000 | Faculty, University Announcement
Steven Folmar, a visiting professor of anthropology at Wake Forest University, is using a grant from the Forsyth Early Childhood Partnership to provide the first cultural competency training offered by Smart Start to North Carolina teachers and other professionals working with children ages birth through […]
Wake Forest to distribute tickets to students, faculty, staff
October 11, 2000 | Campus Life, Faculty, Staff, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received at least 220 tickets for its students, faculty and staff to attend tonight’s presidential debate in Wait Chapel. The Commission on Presidential Debates provided the tickets to the university. The tickets will be distributed to students, faculty and staff who […]
WFU verse translator receives gold medal from Italian city
August 22, 2000 | Faculty, University Announcement
Allen Mandelbaum, the W.R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University, was awarded the Gold Medal of the city of Florence, Italy, at a celebration honoring the 735th anniversary of Dante’s birth. The medal was given to Mandelbaum for his translation of Dante’s […]
WFU professor named president of Forsyth County Bar Association
July 12, 2000 | Faculty, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Carol Anderson, a clinical professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law, was named the president of the Forsyth County Bar Association for 2000-2001. Anderson has been a member of the law school’s faculty since 1984. She serves as director of trial practice and […]
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