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Examining the Federal Reserve
March 8, 2011 | Events, Faculty, National, School of Business, Speakers, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
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.
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Un-Common greatness
February 28, 2011 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories
Commitment to one word transformed Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. into a Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist and actor. “Greatness” helped Lynn achieve much more than his stage name, “Common,” would suggest possible. He spoke in Wait Chapel about his inspiring journey.
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Greening of Feminism
February 28, 2011 | Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, School of Divinity, Speakers, Staff, Sustainability, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
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.
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‘The Oceans and Us’
February 24, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Speakers, Top Stories
Carl Safina, an international leader in science and policy regarding oceans, met with biology students Thursday and shared his thoughts on the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico and other key environmental issues in an evening lecture, “The Oceans and Us: Caught in the Same Net.” Read a Q&A with Dr. Safina.
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Building bridges at home and abroad
February 18, 2011 | Speakers, Student
Take a seat in the Pit or go to a basketball game – survey an English class or show up at a party, and a most inauspicious fact of life at Wake Forest becomes quickly clear. Although our school maintains an on-paper diversity befitting a […]
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To understand the world …
February 18, 2011 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Speakers, Student, Wake Forest College
William Faulkner once said, “To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.” I’m not sure if any of you have ever been to the Mississippi Delta, but once you set foot on its soil, it seeps into your blood and changes […]
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Application for the Class of 2011
February 18, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student, Wake Forest College
I have a confession. I have a confession, and it is finally time to come clean. It has taken me four years to admit that I lied in my Wake Forest application essay. Those students in the class of 2011 may remember one of the […]
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Founders’ Day Convocation 2011
February 17, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, School of Medicine, Speakers, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.
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PepsiCo CEO is commencement speaker
February 16, 2011 | Commencement, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories, University Announcement
Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, will deliver the 2011 commencement address on May 16. “When she visited campus two years ago, Indra wowed students with her insight and energy,” said President Nathan O. Hatch.
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‘Juno’ director to speak at film festival
February 10, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories
Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air”) will discuss filmmaking and his career at the fourth annual Reynolda Film Festival.
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