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Tax time
March 21, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Business, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
More than 50 Wake Forest accountancy and law students are preparing tax returns for free at the Goodwill Industries in Winston-Salem through April 16. The VITA program helps lower-to-moderate-income, elderly, disabled or non-English-speaking taxpayers get their refunds faster.
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Law students help Lumbee tribe
March 17, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
Six students from the School of Law spent the week of spring break in Pembroke, N.C., offering free legal assistance to members of the Lumbee tribe. The students were participants in the school’s Pro Bono Project.
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The future of humanities education
March 15, 2011 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The importance of the humanities to a liberal arts education will be on full display during a two-day symposium marking the official launch of the Wake Forest Humanities Institute on Friday and Saturday. Two nationally known advocates for the humanities — historian Edward Ayers and author Stanley Fish — will discuss “The Humanities in the 21st Century.”
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Law students do pro bono work
March 7, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, Pro Humanitate, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
A group of School of Law students will travel over spring break to southeastern North Carolina, where they will be helping the Lumbee Indians, among others, with a range of legal issues.
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Scholars beyond borders
March 4, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, School of Divinity, School of Law, School of Medicine, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students from Wake Forest’s Schools of Divinity, Law and Medicine will travel to Nicaragua during spring break for a cross-disciplinary course focusing on professional development. While in Nicaragua, students will have access to resources available in Wake Forest’s newest international facility, Casa Dingledine, which was dedicated last week.
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Students support community causes
March 2, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
About 150 volunteers from Wake Forest fraternities and sororities volunteered at Winston-Salem agencies on Saturday, Feb. 26, as part of the “Big Event,” an initiative sponsored by the University’s Volunteer Service Corps.
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University receives United Way award
February 24, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Top Stories
Wake Forest and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are among the 30 organizations statewide to be recognized for conducting outstanding United Way campaigns this year. President Nathan O. Hatch also served as chairman of the United Way of Forsyth County, which exceeded its goal.
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Home-grown health experts
February 23, 2011 | Community, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians wants to increase the number of Cherokee medical experts to address urgent community health issues in culturally respectful ways. Wake Forest is responding with a summer program to help Cherokee youth explore health careers.
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Faculty, staff offer spiritual mentoring
February 20, 2011 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Pro Humanitate, Staff, Top Stories
Wake Forest has long been known for its commitment to educating the whole person, and faculty and staff members are now helping students explore their spiritual side, through a mentoring program.
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To understand the world …
February 18, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Speakers, Student, Wake Forest College
William Faulkner once said, “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” I’m not sure if any of you have ever been to the Mississippi Delta, but once you set foot on its soil, it seeps into your blood and changes […]
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