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Recognized for Diversity
November 16, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Diversity, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Top Stories
For its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Wake Forest has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. In addition to diversity efforts related to gender, race and ethnicity, schools were evaluated on initiatives related to veterans, people with disabilities and members of the LGBT community.
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Law professor wins international award
November 2, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Law, Top Stories
Law professor Michael D. Green was named as a co-winner of the 2012 John G. Fleming Memorial Prize for Torts Scholarship. He will jointly deliver the Second Fleming Lecture at the UC Berkeley School of Law on Monday, Nov. 5.
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Living green
October 17, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories
Amanda Chou’s decision to start living healthier and an interest in Pinterest helped her win a national contest. From organic cotton bedding to book bags made of recycled plastic bottles, she has ideas for how to replace everyday items with more eco-friendly options.
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The student-athlete balance
October 12, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Established in 2005, the Dean’s Cup recognizes the Wake Forest athletic team with the highest grade point average each academic year. Recently, men’s track and field/cross country and women’s golf celebrated a three-peat. Each team has captured three consecutive titles.
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Destination Winston-Salem
October 5, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories
In the October issue of U.S. Airways Magazine, a 98-page spread positions Winston-Salem as a hub for arts and innovation, showcasing more than two dozen local educational institutions, arts organizations, restaurants and other attractions – Wake Forest chief among them.
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Congress awards gold to Palmer
September 13, 2012 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories
Wake Forest golf icon Arnold Palmer received the Congressional Gold Medal at a special ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 12. The medal is the highest civilian award in the U.S., along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Palmer received in 2004.
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U.S. News ranks WFU 13th in teaching
September 12, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: University News, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest 13th among national universities with the best undergraduate teaching. The list highlights “schools where the faculty has an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.”
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Computers in the middle
September 4, 2012 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
When Wake Forest computer science professors and students introduce new ways to teach computer science to middle school students, the teachers at Hanes Magnet School can’t wait to experiment with technology.
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Law group wins national award
August 28, 2012 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, National, Pro Humanitate, Recognition, School of Law, Top Stories
The American Bar Association Law Student Division has announced that the School of Law’s Veteran Advocacy Law Organization is the recipient of the Judy M. Weightman Memorial Public Interest Award. The award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to underrepresented groups or public interest causes outside the law school.
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Hatch featured in Wall Street Journal
June 25, 2012 | For Alumni, For Parents, President, Recognition, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
Author and religious scholar Stephen Prothero named Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch’s “The Democratization of American Christianity” one of the five best books on religion and politics in the Wall Street Journal.
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