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.”
Sixty percent of Wake Forest students study abroad before graduation. Immersed in Spanish history and culture, junior Jenny Reed is spending this semester in Salamanca, Spain — one of the many programs available through the Center for International Studies.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
What do we gain and what do we give up with the latest technological tools? From the loss of privacy to the advantages of using digital apps, Professor of Communication Ananda Mitra shares ideas about how to cope with the complex challenges caused by the widespread adoption of digital technology.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The five stages of grief -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance -- are a commonly accepted and comforting road map to overcoming grief. But the stages were never intended to be a uniform way of dealing with the death of a loved one, says Professor of Counseling Ed Shaw. Categories: Research & Discovery
As the Federal Reserve System approaches its 100th anniversary, some of the nation’s leading economists who study the Fed converged on Wake Forest to debate the success, failures and relevancy of the central bank and its monetary and regulatory policies.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest's work in regenerative medicine is in the news this week as the world’s first tissue-engineered urethras have been used successfully, a transplantable kidney is printed on TED Talks and new projects are underway at the regenerative medicine veterinary center.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
As some have started to ask why Cubans haven’t followed the lead of oppressed populations in Egypt and Tunisia in overthrowing long-entrenched regimes, Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis said he doesn’t expect to see demonstrations for democracy in the streets of Havana anytime soon.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
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