A dinner dilemma
"Dining Dilemma," a program designed to encourage students, especially those planning a health care career, to talk about medical ethics continues to grow in interest and popularity.
Activism and the environment
Severe drought, rising seas and dangerous storms — activist Mary Robinson says the world must act in solidarity for climate justice. No country alone can protect its citizens.
Categories: Campus Life, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Michele Gillespie named Dean of the College
Wake Forest University has appointed Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History Michele Gillespie as Dean of the College. She will begin serving as dean July 1.
Categories: Campus Life, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Why business?
Students in Jim Otteson's class develop a framework for understanding an individual’s purpose, a firm’s purpose and an industry’s purpose in supporting a humane and just society.
Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
OMG moment affects GPAs
When chemistry professor Angela King realized how much students' expectations for a class impact their learning, she turned to a pop culture phenomenon for innovative teaching ideas.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Celebrating Maya Angelou’s legacy
Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem community celebrated the legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. The celebration was inspired by a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies class project.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Founders’ Day marks 181 years
The Wake Forest community commemorated 181 years since the University’s founding at Founders’ Day Convocation in Wait Chapel on Feb. 19. The celebration recognizes student leaders and honors faculty for teaching, research and service.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
President Nathan Hatch: Historian
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.”
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Flipping for physics
Don’t shake it off. Shake it up. After seven years as chief information officer, professor Rick Matthews found flipping his introductory physics course inspired first-year students and his popular teaching style in new ways.
Looking back at science and technology in 2014
From bats to blue-footed boobies and beyond, 2014 was a memorable year for Wake Forest when it came to science and technology news.