Heroes and Villains

Rudy Shepherd Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith (singer-songwriters), Charles Taylor (former president of Liberia), and Jena Six defendant Robert Bailey Jr. are a few of the famous and infamous faces sharing wall space with the less notable in an exhibition at the START Gallery featuring the works of Rudy Shepherd ('98).

Alumna shares Thalhimer legacy

Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) has written “Finding Thalhimers” the story of her family and their business, a well-known retail institution for 150 years. Along with her mentor, professor Mary Dalton (’83), she’ll participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Family Business Center on Friday at Reynolda House.

Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake


GE CEO visits Schools of Business

Jeff Immelt The Schools of Business recently welcomed GE's Jeff Immelt, who has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" by Barron's three times. Immelt stressed to students that they must prepare to compete in a volatile, global economy. “You are going to graduate into a world that requires adaptability. It rewards people who know how to manage volatility.”

Nobel winner, DNA exoneree meet

Kary Mullis Nobel Prize-winning scientist Kary Mullis developed a process that uses DNA to identify or exclude suspects. Twenty years later, that process freed Darryl Hunt, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. On Wednesday, Hunt got to meet Mullis at Wake Forest.

Categories: Happening at Wake


Hitting the ground running

A student walks in Hit the Bricks The Wake Forest community “Hit the Bricks” hard this year. Eighty-nine teams ran 25,571 laps around Hearn Plaza, raising $26,782 for cancer research and the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund. More than 900 students, faculty and staff participated.

President will have a Ball

President Hatch as the Phantom of the Opera President Nathan Hatch doesn't often drive a Harley Davidson or play the part of the Phantom of the Opera. But Hatch has done both at the President's Ball, and now Wake Forest is invited to see him take center stage again on Friday at the fourth biennial President’s Ball.

Prothero: Religious illiteracy an issue

Stephen Prothero During times when religion is both a highly taboo topic and the center of many world conflicts, Dr. Stephen Prothero’s speech about the perils of religious ignorance brought an overflow crowd to Wake Forest on Tuesday night.

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