Prominent white anti-racist to speak at WFU
January 28, 2004 | Events, Speakers
Tim Wise, renowned social activist and senior advisor at the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University, will speak at Wake Forest University Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Carswell Hall’s Annenberg Forum (Room 111). The topic of his lecture is “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in […]
Stories this week at WFU
January 21, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
N.C. POLITICS EXPERT CAN PROVIDE EDWARDS CAMPAIGN INSIGHT Jack Fleer, professor emeritus of political science at Wake Forest University and author of the book “North Carolina Politics,” is available to comment on U.S. Sen. John Edwards’ presidential run. Fleer has been a keen observer of […]
WFU to co-host symposium on ‘Priestly Prophet’ Carlyle Marney
January 20, 2004 | Events, Speakers
In an effort to revisit and examine the work of renowned pastor and theologian Carlyle Marney, the Wake Forest University Divinity School, in partnership with Myers Park Baptist Church of Charlotte, will co-host “A Carlyle Marney Symposium” Feb. 7-8. The event brings together pastors and […]
Race relations expert to speak at WFU
January 15, 2004 | Speakers, University Announcement
Tim Wise, renowned social activist and senior advisor at the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University will speak at Wake Forest University Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Annenberg Forum in Carswell Hall. The topic of his lecture is “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in the […]
Anna Quindlen to give convocation address at WFU Feb. 19
January 15, 2004 | Speakers, University Announcement
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen will give the Founders’ Day Convocation address at Wake Forest University at 11 a.m. Feb. 19 in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. During the ceremony, the university will recognize the field […]
Stories this week at WFU
January 15, 2004 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers, University Announcement
WAKE FOREST HOSTS 6th ANNUAL MLK BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 6th Annual MLK Invitational Basketball Tournament will be held Jan. 17 in Reynolds Gymnasium on the Wake Forest campus. Intramural teams from North Carolina A&T University, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina State University, and the University […]
Dunn to address ‘Challenging Religion’ at WFU’s Divinity School convocation
January 13, 2004 | School of Divinity, Speakers, University Announcement
Wake Forest University Divinity School will formally open its first semester of 2004 with its spring convocation Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. James M. Dunn, adjunct professor of Christianity and public policy, will deliver the convocation address. The topic of Dunn’s speech […]
Stories this week at WFU
November 20, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Student
“SHOOTING KENNEDY”: NEW BOOK EXPLORES KENNEDY PHOTOS Forty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a new book by a Wake Forest art professor explores famous images of Kennedy and his family and their connections to American culture. David Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber […]
WFU guest lecturer to discuss American nationalism on Nov. 19
November 14, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Events, Research, Speakers
Minxin Pei, senior associate and co-director of the China Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will discuss “Rethinking American Nationalism” at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Law School Auditorium at Wake Forest University’s Worrell Professional Center. The free, public lecture, sponsored by […]
“Mountain Sisters” visit WFU, share how they fight social injustice
November 13, 2003 | Arts & Culture, Community, Speakers
Six original members of the Federation of Communities in Service (FOCIS), including Helen Lewis and Monica Appleby, co-authors of “Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia” will visit Wake Forest University’s Divinity School Nov. 25 to help promote community development and social ministry. At […]
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