Journalist Scott Pelley tells graduates ‘Your country needs you’
In a speech filled with urgency and hope, award-winning '60 Minutes' journalist and author Scott Pelley delivered a powerful commencement message to Wake Forest University's Class of 2025, telling them, “Your country needs you.” “America works well when we listen to those with whom we disagree and when we listen and when we have common…Categories: Happening at Wake
In the video game Starfield, the player character joins a group of space explorers who travel across space to acquire mysterious artifacts. The music is technical, complex and difficult to play, and it is challenging to get the stars to align in a performance. “Something here is magical,” Emmy award-winning composer Inon Zur told the…
Environmental justice and civil rights activist Rev. Ben Chavis will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest University’s spring Environmental Justice Summit. “Environmental Justice in the Midst of Polycrisis: Where Do We Go From Here?” will be held on Wednesday, April 30, in Benson University Center from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Chavis is a…
Wake Forest University will host a three-day “We Play Together: Music & Gaming” event from April 17 to 19. The event is free and open to the public. “We Play Together: Music & Gaming” featured guests include: The event includes career panel discussions, performances of music from “Starfield” and “Fallout,” and an Esports LAN Event.…
The Secrest Artists Series will present Tonality, vocal ensemble on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel as part of Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University's annual collaborative celebration to honor the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. During the concert, Tonality will be joined by the Winston-Salem State University Singing…
A group of Wake Forest students had a chance to participate in a discussion with MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Jesmyn Ward when the University’s Program for Leadership and Character invited Ward to launch a conference on “Educating Character Across Differences: Cultivating Communities of Character.” In addition to launching the conference, Ward participated in a moderated…
A Wake Forest University practice field will soon be transformed into an outdoor art studio to create personalized study spaces for kids. It’s part of an education initiative called Developing Education through Student Knowledge or DESK. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, April 11 from 3-6 p.m. on Davis Field.
More than a thousand Wake Forest University students will put on their dancing shoes to raise funds for cancer research and support those impacted by the disease. The annual 12-hour-dance marathon known as Wake 'N Shake will take place on Saturday, March 23 from noon to midnight in the University’s Sutton Center.
AZAD, a multimedia theatrical experience written by Syrian-Armenian-American theater and film artist Sona Tatoyan, will be performed on Thursday, Feb. 1 on the Tedford Stage in Scales Fine Arts Center.
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU, an independently organized event licensed by TED, on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 5-7 p.m. in Wait Chapel.