WFU guest lecturers to discuss foreign policy, presidential election
October 6, 2004 | Community, Events, Speakers
Former U.S. ambassadors Teresita Shaffer and Howard Shaffer will discuss “Foreign Policy Issues and the U.S. Presidential Election” at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 in Pugh Auditorium in Wake Forest University’s Benson University Center. The free, public lecture, sponsored by Wake Forest’s political science department, is […]
Vice chair of 9/11 commission announces WFU fall convocation topic
October 6, 2004 | Community, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Lee Hamilton, vice chair of the Sept. 11 commission, will deliver Wake Forest University’s Fall Convocation address Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. in the university’s Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Hamilton, a Democrat, represented Indiana for 34 years in […]
Advisory: Rescheduled lecture by Bill Rancic set for Nov. 22 at WFU
October 5, 2004 | Events, Speakers
Bill Rancic, the winner of the first season of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” will give a public lecture at Wake Forest University at 8 p.m. Nov. 22 in Wait Chapel. The lecture will be followed by a book signing in the College Bookstore located near the […]
Stories this week at WFU
September 30, 2004 | Community, Events, Speakers, Student
BUSH OR KERRY: WHO HAS ADVANTAGE ON FOREIGN POLICY? — President Bush has the advantage in tonight’s presidential debate, says campaign rhetoric and political communication expert Allan Louden. “Kerry’s got to prove why we need to change horses midstream,” Louden said. “What he needs to do […]
Stories this week at WFU
September 23, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers
WILL THE DEBATES HELP KERRY CLOSE THE GAP? — Maybe. Maybe not. “Debates tend to reinforce the poll narratives alive at the time,” says Allan Louden, an expert on campaign rhetoric and political communication. “So, if held today, the debates would reinforce Bush’s new found lead.” […]
Nikki Giovanni to speak at WFU’s sister’s inspirational summit
September 21, 2004 | Community, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University will hold its second annual Sister’s Inspirational Summit: “The Spirit of a Woman” Oct. 2 in Benson University Center. The all-day summit, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., includes several workshops by local women focusing on various aspects of women’s […]
Author Elaine Pagels to speak at WFU
September 16, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Elaine Pagels, author and professor of early Christian history at Princeton University, will present a lecture titled “Beyond Belief” at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in Wait Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is presented as the Wake Forest Divinity School’s […]
Stories this week at WFU
September 9, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
‘ANGELS IN AMERICA’ AUTHOR TO GIVE SEPT. 9 LECTURE — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner will give a free, public lecture at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in Wait Chapel. The event will be followed by a book signing at the College Bookstore, near the chapel. Kushner, […]
WFU announces September lecture schedule
September 7, 2004 | Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University announces the September schedule for lectures that are open to the public. All lectures are free. Sept. 9, “Fairness and Non-Compliance” with Michael Ridge, Tribble Hall, Room B316, 4:30 p.m. Michael Ridge, a graduate of Wake Forest, is a professor of philosophy […]
Stories this week at WFU
September 2, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
BUSH AND GOP HOPE FOR ELUSIVE ‘BOUNCE’ — A Wake Forest University expert says George W. Bush and the Republicans have been working hard during the GOP Convention to secure the traditional post-convention bounce in the polls, but the bounce could be tougher to come by […]
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