As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, the “Initiative on Religion, Pluralism, and American Public Life” will launch in the fall of 2024.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Inclusive Excellence, University Announcements
Members of the Wake Forest community gathered at the steps of Wait Chapel this afternoon to commemorate the enslaved individuals who worked for or were sold to benefit the institution that would become Wake Forest University. Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Wake Forest University is hosting the annual Maya Angelou Garden Party this Sunday, April 3, from 2-4 p.m. in Bailey Park in Innovation Quarter. The event celebrates Angelou’s April 4 birthday, is always held on the Sunday closest to it and is free and open to the public. Categories: Community Impact, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Last year, as part of IdeasCityWS, The Winston-Salem Monuments Project showcased augmented reality monuments to local figures of historical significance during the October festival that featured live music, panel discussions and interactive exhibits from two dozen local creative organizations representing progressive contributions in art, technology, design and culture. Today that work is being advanced through MONUMENTAL: Technology, Social Studies and Shaping Public Memory, which is re-engaging the creative work accomplished by Movers & Shakers, Wake Forest and local artists to explore ways in which technology is used to make diverse, historical narratives more accessible and inclusive.Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Wake Forest University and Guilford College are co-hosting the spring Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference, expected to bring scholars from throughout the country to the Triad. The four-day conference, titled “Pandemics, Protests and the Legacies of Slavery,” runs from Wednesday, March 30, to Saturday, April 2.Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Dorothy A. Brown, an Emory University professor of law, will deliver the Wake Forest University Slavery, Race and Memory Project’s annual spring lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Categories: Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Joy Harjo, who in 2019 made history by becoming the first Native American to be named U.S. Poet Laureate, is coming to Wake Forest University Jan. 25-27.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
A woman who hopes to bridge the gap between academia and the community and has a passion for contributing to the advancement of Black people has been hired as the new assistant director of the Center for Research, Engagement and Collaboration in African American Life, or RECAAL.Categories: Inclusive Excellence, University Announcements
A Q&A with cultural anthropology professor Sherri Lawson Clark, whose research focuses on the point where housing and health and welfare policies meet.Categories: Experts, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University has been working to establish an African American Studies program for a few years. Last week’s launch of the program is timely given the country is experiencing increased racial tensions, states are passing stricter voting laws and virtually everybody is uttering the term “woke.”Categories: Experiential Learning, Inclusive Excellence, Research & Discovery