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Graduates teaching abroad

June 9, 2011  |   Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Eight May graduates have earned the opportunity to start their professional careers in Europe. Five are on their way to Spain and three to France after receiving assistantship positions to teach English during the upcoming academic year.

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Bamboo over Venice

June 6, 2011  |   International, Top Stories

Internationally known artists Doug and Mike Starn are constructing Big Bambú in the courtyard of Wake Forest’s Casa Artom. The 50-foot tower spiraling above the Grand Canal is featured in The New York Times.

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Four grads named Fulbright Scholars

May 26, 2011  |   Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Recognition, Student, Top Stories

Four recent Wake Forest graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships — the most prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government — to teach English or conduct research abroad during the next year.

Nicaragua Nexus

May 2, 2011  |   Alumni, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, President, Pro Humanitate, Provost, Student

Thanks to donors Karyn and Tom Dingledine, a new learning center is available to students studying abroad in Nicaragua. The facility, dedicated in February, supports learning opportunities for students from all areas of the University who have a desire to provide services within the fields […]

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Painting in the Louvre

April 29, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Imagine standing in the footprints of Mary Cassatt and Paul Cézanne, copying the masters in the Musée du Louvre to improve your artistic talents. Junior Amanda Bowers doesn’t have to imagine. She has been living the experience.

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Abroad in South America

April 11, 2011  |   For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories

Seven students are spending the 2011 spring semester studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, in the newly established Wake Forest Southern Cone Program. The Wake Forest faculty-led program includes home stays with host families, classes with Chilean students and travel in the region.

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Barefoot on the Quad

April 6, 2011  |   Events, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories

On April 4, more than 250 students walked barefoot on Hearn Plaza and lined the Quad with paper feet to show support for children who face challenges while trying to gain access to education — such as walking to school without shoes.

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My Dubai experience

March 31, 2011  |   For Parents, International, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Kaitlyn Hudgins, a junior anthropology major from Southern Shores, N.C., has created a blog to record her experiences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Education Without Borders conference.

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The curse of corruption in Africa

March 25, 2011  |   Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, International, Speakers, Top Stories

Nuhu Yaqub, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, will discuss how corruption in Africa has limited economic and political development in a continent rich with natural resources during a lecture on Monday. It’s part of a new series, “Winston-Salem and the World Scene,” sponsored by Wake Forest and other local colleges and universities.

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Libyan refugees

March 22, 2011  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

In Libya, the strategy of military intervention could spark a humanitarian crisis, says Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Lischer. Author of “Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Crises, Civil War, and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid,” Lischer studies refugees, humanitarian aid, civil war and African politics.