Tracy Clayton of BuzzFeed's Another Round will host a live show and recording full of laughs, special guest appearances and all manner of fun at Wake Forest University on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. The event will be held at the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets can be reserved online.Categories: Happening at Wake
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
Rolling Stones’ long-time keyboardist Chuck Leavell, who is also a leading tree conservationist, will visit Wake Forest Nov. 10 and 11 for a two-day celebration of environmental stewardship and land conservation.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, 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
Casting that first vote in a presidential election is a rite of passage for most college students. When Jay Buchanan came to Wake Forest, he never imagined the political opportunities he would experience during the anything-but-predictable 2016 election cycle.Categories: Happening at Wake
Project Pumpkin: Wake Forest students will host more than 700 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies for Halloween fun on October 26.Categories: Happening at Wake
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
From foreign policy to education policy, Wake Forest University will host “Election 2016: Debating the Issues,” a three-day series of forums featuring national and regional experts offering different perspectives on key election issues. Free and open to the public, the sessions will be held Oct. 25, 26, and 27.Categories: 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.