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Diya Abdo, founder of ‘Every Campus A Refuge,’ to visit Wake Forest
March 5, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) will participate in a panel discussion at Wake Forest on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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Judge Andrew P. Napolitano to speak at Wake Forest March 7
March 1, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, the youngest life-tenured Superior Court Judge in the history of the State of New Jersey and senior judicial analyst for Fox News Channel, will speak at Wake Forest University on Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall.
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‘Metamorphic’ to be the focus of TEDxWakeForestU
February 18, 2019 | Community, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU, an independently organized event licensed by TED, on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
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Ron Stallworth, police officer who inspired ‘BlacKkKlansman’, to speak at Wake Forest Feb. 7
February 1, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department whose memoir inspired Spike Lee’s blockbuster film BlacKkKlansman, will deliver the Black History Month keynote address at Wake Forest University.
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‘Hamilton’ star Renée Elise Goldsberry to visit Wake Forest
January 11, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Renée Elise Goldsberry, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning star of the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” will speak and perform at Wake Forest University on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
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WFU, Winston-Salem State celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2019 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) are partnering again this year to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events during the holiday weekend. The celebration marks the longest running partnership between Wake Forest and WSSU.
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Award-winning broadcaster and author Krista Tippett to speak at WFU
November 1, 2018 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author Krista Tippett will visit Wake Forest for a conversation with University President Nathan O. Hatch as part of the Voices of Our Time series.
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Writer, photographer and photo critic Teju Cole to speak at WFU
October 5, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Top Stories
Writer and photographer Teju Cole, photography critic of the New York Times Magazine, will speak at Wake Forest as part of the University’s Voices of Our Time series.
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Dava Newman, former NASA deputy administrator, to visit WFU
September 17, 2018 | Events, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
Dava Newman, Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the first female engineer to serve as NASA Deputy Administrator, will visit Wake Forest University Sept. 24 and 25.
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Tarana Burke, ‘me too.’ Movement founder, to speak at WFU Sept. 25
September 6, 2018 | Events, Speakers, Top Stories, Valuing Diversity
Tarana Burke, founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement and social justice activist, will speak at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel.