Recognition Archive

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Wake Forest senior among Schwarzman Scholars inaugural class to study in China

January 11, 2016  |   Admissions, International, Recognition, Student, Top Stories

Wake Forest University senior Addison S. McLamb is one of the 111 Schwarzman Scholars selected for the inaugural master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

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Strong global ties affirm community

November 16, 2015  |   Campus Life, Community, International, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, Staff, Student, Top Stories

A recent report ranks Wake Forest highly according to its percentage of students studying abroad, affirming the importance of a close-knit campus community at home and abroad in light of recent terror attacks in Paris.

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Rue appears before congressional committee

September 10, 2015  |   Campus Life, Faculty, National, Recognition, Staff, Thrive / Wellbeing, Top Stories

Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue was one of four panelists who testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce Training about “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on College Campuses” on Sept. 10.

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U.S. News ranks WFU 27th

September 9, 2015  |   Admissions, Recognition, Top Stories

U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest 27th among 280 national universities. The University is recognized for undergraduate teaching, innovation and value.

Media Advisory: Students named to Wake Forest University’s Spring 2015 Dean’s List

June 3, 2015  |   For Parents, Recognition, Student, Wake Forest College

The following Wake Forest University students have been named to the university’s Dean’s List for the 2015 spring semester. Students who achieve a 3.4 and no grade below a C were named to the list. Download (.xlsx)  

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Wake Forest celebrates entrepreneurs

April 20, 2015  |   Faculty, Recognition, Student, Top Stories

The Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship honored the University’s outstanding entrepreneurs on April 16. James Beshara (’08), CEO and co-founder of Tilt, received the 2015 Excellence in Entrepreneurship award. A faculty member and six students were also recognized.

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Presidential Chairs announced

April 8, 2015  |   Faculty, Recognition, School of Business, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Will

Five new Presidential Chairs to recruit, retain and reward outstanding faculty who embody the teacher-scholar ideal have been announced by Wake Forest University.

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President Nathan Hatch: Historian

February 9, 2015  |   Faculty, Humanities, President, Recognition, Research, Top Stories

Not every college president has written a book that is required reading for students across the country a quarter century after its publication like President Nathan Hatch’s “The Democratization of American Christianity.”

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A ‘Best Value’ Once Again

February 3, 2015  |   Admissions, Media Advisory, Recognition, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Will

Wake Forest is again one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review. The rating uses a unique ‘Return-on-Education’ (ROE) rating that measures 40 data points including academics, graduation rates and salaries.

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U.S. News ranks WFU among top 30

September 9, 2014  |   2014 Highlights, Recognition, Top Stories

U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges guide ranked the University 27th among 280 national universities. Wake Forest has been ranked in the top 30 in the national universities category for 19 consecutive years and has been ranked in the top 25 five times.