WFU speaker to discuss gender and the workplace
September 18, 2001 | Events, Research, School of Business, Speakers
Barbara Gutek, McClelland Professor in the department of management and policy at the University of Arizona, will lead two discussions on gender and the workplace at Wake Forest University this month. The programs are sponsored by the Women’s Health Center of Excellence and the Women’s […]
Author of book on modern slavery to speak at WFU
August 22, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Research, Speakers
Kevin Bales, author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book, “Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy,” will speak at Wake Forest University on Sept. 4. The free lecture will begin at 7:15 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Desmond Tutu called Bales’ book “a […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
August 3, 2001 | Campus Life, Community, Events, For Parents, Research, Student
FOOTBALL, PIANO, SCOUTSÖWHEN TO SAY WHEN WITH KIDS’ SCHEDULES The start of a new school year can bring commitments to a variety of extracurricular activities for children. Making sure they are not overscheduled can be difficult. Wake Forest counseling expert Samuel T. Gladding says the […]
Getting a grip on gossip: WFU research warns ignoring internet rumors can cost companies
July 24, 2001 | Faculty, Research, School of Business
Anyone with an e-mail account has seen them in their inbox: forwarded e-mail messages falsely warning about the danger of a certain product or promising bogus merchandise from a retailer. Such rumors have come to be known as Internet “urban legends.” They can be […]
Foreign language study important in elementary school
July 17, 2001 | Community, Research
Children should start learning a foreign language in kindergarten and continue through high school, says Wake Forest University Associate Professor of Education Mary Lynn Redmond. “Learning languages helps increase listening ability, memory, creativity and critical thinking- all of which are thinking processes that increase learning […]
Parents can help smooth transition to middle school
July 17, 2001 | Community, Research
Going to middle school has become an educational and social rite of passage for 11- year-olds across the country. Two Wake Forest University professors suggest parents can take an active role in helping their children make this potentially difficult transition. “It is important for parents […]
Wake Forest professor suggests ways to prevent overscheduling kids
July 17, 2001 | Campus Life, For Parents, Research, Student
The time to prevent overscheduling kids is the start of the school year, says Samuel T. Gladding, professor of counselor education at Wake Forest University. “Don’t wait until family members have signed up for more clubs, athletic teams and other activities than they can […]
Parent-teacher relationship more important than ever to student’s success
July 17, 2001 | Community, Research
Establishing a good relationship with the teacher at the beginning of the school year is essential, particularly for parents with children entering elementary school, says Donna Henderson, associate professor of counselor education at Wake Forest University. “Two people working together who have the best interest […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 26, 2001 | Events, Research, School of Medicine, University Announcement
CAMPAIGN GOAL TO BE ANNOUNCED AT PARADE OF DEACONS A parade of colorful, 7-foot-tall Demon Deacons will lead the public kickoff of Wake Forest’s new capital campaign today at 4 p.m. Students, faculty, staff and volunteers will gather on University Plaza (the Quad) for the […]
WFU researchers link exercise to breast cancer survivors’ quality of life
April 25, 2001 | Research, School of Medicine, University Announcement
Including exercise in treatment plans for women recovering from breast cancer may increase their quality of life, according to a recent study at Wake Forest University. The study, called EQUAL for Exercise and Quality of Life in Older Women with Breast Cancer, attempted to describe […]
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