Nobel Laureate’s Speech Begins Theme Year at WFU
August 28, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University will launch the Year of Globalization and Diversity on Sept. 17 with an Opening Convocation address by Oscar Arias Sanchez, former president of Costa Rica and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Convocation will begin at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. Arias, […]
Bowles Offers Graduates Simple Words to Live By
May 18, 1998 | Campus Life, Commencement, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student
White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles shared simple words of advice with the 1998 graduating class from Wake Forest University during Monday morning’s commencement ceremony. Bowles, who received an honorary doctorate of laws degree, addressed a crowd of about 10,000 people. Approximately 825 bachelor’s […]
Polar Explorer to Speak at WFU
April 16, 1998 | Events, Research, Speakers
Ann Bancroft, the first woman to travel across the ice to both the North and South Poles, will speak at Wake Forest University at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, as part of National Science and Technology Week. Bancroft’s lecture, in Pugh Auditorium of the Benson […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 16, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Student
The Big Chill: Polar Explorer to Visit Triad Ann Bancroft, the first woman to travel across the ice to both the North and South poles, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The public event is part of […]
White House Chief of Staff to Address Graduates
April 9, 1998 | Commencement, Events, Speakers
White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles will speak at Wake Forest University’s 1998 commencement ceremony on Monday, May 18. Approximately 1,378 undergraduates and graduate students will receive diplomas during the outdoor ceremony, which begins at 9 a.m. on University Plaza. Bowles was named President […]
Silberman to Discuss Japan’s Modernization
April 7, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Bernard S. Silberman, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, will present a talk on modernization in Japan at Wake Forest University on Monday, April 13. Silberman, a leading authority on Japanese political science and history, will speak at 5:30 p.m. in Scales […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
April 3, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, School of Law, Speakers
Wake Forest to Announce Major Gift A major gift from a prominent Winston-Salem businessman and his wife will be announced at noon today in Reynolda Hall’s main lounge. The gift will enable Wake Forest to expand its study abroad opportunities for students, giving the university […]
Minerva’s Machine: Women and Computing
March 24, 1998 | Events, Research, Speakers
Karen Frenkel, author, reporter and filmmaker, will show the award-winning documentary, “Minerva’s Machine,” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Wake Forest University’s DeTamble Auditorium. “Minerva’s Machine” investigates why there are fewer women in computing than men and explores gender differences in response to technology. […]
Employment Expert to Discuss “Economics of Beauty”
March 23, 1998 | Community, Events, Research, Speakers
Employment expert and economist Daniel Hamermesh will present the “The Economics of Beauty” at Wake Forest University on Monday, March 30. This free, public event sponsored by the Wake Forest economics department is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Annenburg Forum, first […]
WFU to Host Amnesty International Conference
February 20, 1998 | Events, International, Speakers
Human rights activists from across the state will gather for Amnesty International’s 1998 state conference to be held at Wake Forest University Feb. 21-22. The international human rights organization will hold the conference to increase awareness of human rights issues. The conference is open to […]
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