National Archive

MBA program among best in the world

January 30, 2010  |   International, National, School of Business

The Schools of Business MBA program has been ranked among the top 100 programs in the world and among the top 50 in the U.S., according to the Financial Times of London.

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Faculty weigh in on President’s State of the Union address

January 28, 2010  |   Faculty, National

The nation was watching as President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. So were members of the Wake Forest faculty who later provided this analysis of the president’s speech.

Business students win national contest

January 24, 2010  |   National, School of Business, Student

A team of four undergraduate business students won the national KPMG Global Case Competition in Atlanta on Jan. 22 and will represent the U.S. at the international competition in Athens, Greece, in April.

Safeway CEO to speak on health-care initiatives

January 11, 2010  |   National, School of Business

Steven A. Burd, who leads one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, will talk about leadership and his work on health care when he visits the Schools of Business on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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Health-Care Reform in its Final Stage?

January 8, 2010  |   National

For those already tired of the months of political bickering over the detail of health-care reform, the early months of 2010 will not be an easy time. For them, a personally-adopted complete news blackout may well be the only sensible route to survival; for the final fight over the details of the one common bill that the president will be asked to sign seems set to make the earlier fights over health-care reform in the House and the Senate feel like a walk in the park.

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Still a beacon for hope?

December 22, 2009  |   Faculty, National

Assistant Professor of Political Science Will Walldorf, an expert in U.S. foreign policy, says a broad national debate is needed to address the nation’s ambivalence toward human rights as the U.S. continues to address terrorism and the country’s post 9/11 place in the world. What […]

Rethinking admissions

September 8, 2009  |   Admissions, National

“The accepted framework for college admissions is showing rust at the joints and no longer supports the right parts of the educational enterprise,” writes Provost Jill Tiefenthaler in U.S. News and World Report.

Health care, politics and the stimulus bill

February 11, 2009  |   National

I just returned from the Academy Health “National Health Policy Summit.” It is a meeting held each year in Washington, D. C. to highlight the current trends in research, government and private industry concerning the broad issues of health care policy. It always involves speakers […]

Biden speech draws big crowd

October 23, 2008  |   Events, National

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden urged North Carolinians to register and turn out in large numbers for the 2008 election during a speech Oct. 23 at Wake Forest University. “Our goal is to have the biggest voter turnout in the history of North […]

Full text of Sen. John McCain’s speech at Wake Forest

May 6, 2008  |   Events, National

Thank you, Ted, and thank you all very much. Dr. Hatch, I’m grateful for your invitation to this great university. And Senator Richard Burr, thank you for that warm welcome to North Carolina and to Wait Chapel. I’m honored to be here, and I brought […]