On Friday, Feb. 17, Wake Forest University will hold a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for Maya Angelou Hall, a residence hall named for poet, author, professor and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University will feature the three national co-chairs of the recent Women’s March in Washington, D.C., as the keynote event for the University’s Black History Month activities.Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
More than 300 members of the Wake Forest University community packed into Pugh Auditorium on Friday for a faculty-led panel on immigration and refugees.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU, an independently organized event licensed by TED, on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The student-organized event will feature speakers who actively seek out new challenges and experiences that broaden their perspectives and change their lives.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Author and social justice scholar Monique Morris will deliver the 2017 Anna Julia Cooper lecture at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, February 21 at 6 p.m. at the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. Morris’ research intersects race, gender, education, and justice to explore the ways in which black communities, and other communities of color, are uniquely affected by social policies.Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Each year, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University collaborate to host a major celebration to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of this year’s program is “On Common Ground: A Dream Deferred.”Categories: Happening at Wake
The documentary film, “The State of Eugenics,” will be screened at Wake Forest University on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. in Porter Byrum Welcome Center. The event is free and open to the public.Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest junior Katie Krivda and her family will be cheering on the Demon Deacons at the Military Bowl. All six members of the family (including two sets of twins) are either retired military, in military service or preparing to serve in the military.Categories: Happening at Wake
Wake Forest will play Temple in the Military Bowl, presented by Northrop Grumman and benefiting the USO. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game will be televised by ESPN.Categories: Athletics, Happening at Wake
This year, Wake Forest University will hold two Lovefeast services in Wait Chapel on Sunday, December 4. The first will be held at 4:30 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. Categories: Happening at Wake