John Dinan, a political science professor, spoke with WFMY to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling to protect a controversial church group under the First Amendment. Watch the video.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
From Bethlehem to Jerusalem, a group of 20 North Carolina ministers will have the opportunity to explore the Holy Land as part of Wake Forest Divinity School’s 2011 Holy Land Pilgrimage and Macedonian Ministries program "Renewing Ministers, Revitalizing Congregations" (RMRC).Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
With school systems across the nation contemplating deep job cuts because of budget shortfalls, it could be a challenging year for students looking for teaching jobs, but Wake Forest’s education program is well positioned to weather the storm and help its graduates find teaching positions.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Creation narratives from Genesis are sometimes interpreted as giving humans domination over the earth. But what if instead that language has implications for stewardship rather than control? Questions like this and others related to feminism and the environment will be explored during the Phyllis Trible Lecture Series to be held March 1 and 2 on the Reynolda Campus.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.
Philosophy professor Christian Miller traveled to Greece to share the latest Western research on morality with colleagues from China. After the experience, he hopes to incorporate more material from Chinese traditions into his classes at Wake Forest.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. will make a $16 million investment in a building to be renamed Wake Forest BioTech Place in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. It will provide space for laboratories, offices and other uses, primarily for Wake Forest University Health Sciences.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Mathematics professor Kenneth Berenhaut has co-authored over 50 articles with his students in the past eight years. Committed to the teacher-scholar model, he founded "Involve—A Journal of Mathematics," the only student-faculty collaborative journal in the field.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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.Categories: Campus Life, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements