Environmental Studies Professor to Speak at WFU
January 14, 1998 | Events, Research, Speakers
David W. Orr, director of the environmental studies program at Oberlin College, will speak at Wake Forest University on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Orr will speak on “Ecological Design and a Liberal Arts Education” at 7:30 p.m. in Benson University Center, Room 401. The lecture is […]
Evangelical, Social Activist to Speak at Founder’s Day
December 10, 1997 | Events, Speakers
Tony Campolo, the Baptist minister, evangelical leader and social activist who regularly advises President Clinton on policies affecting the poor and the nation’s inner cities, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 22, at Wake Forest University’s Founders’ Day Convocation. Campolo, professor of sociology and […]
Lawyer to Discuss Rights of Canadians, Americans
November 18, 1997 | Events, School of Law, Speakers
Julius Grey, a Canadian lawyer and professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, will speak at noon on Thursday, Nov. 20, on “Fundamental Rights in Canada and the United States” at Wake Forest University. The lecture is free and open to the public and will […]
Wicker to Showcase Drunk Driving Laws at WFU
November 17, 1997 | Community, Events, Speakers
Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker will hold a press conference on North Carolina’s new drunk driving laws on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Wake Forest University. The public is invited to attend the press conference, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the first floor main lounge […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
November 13, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Religion in America Bill Moyers, the Emmy award-winning journalist, author and commentator on American life, will give a special Fall Convocation lecture, “Religion in America: Reflections of a Long-time Observer and Participant,” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Wait Chapel. The event is part […]
Cuban Actress and Director to Discuss Cuban Culture
November 12, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Flora Lauten-a Cuban actress, director, teacher and writer-will present a public lecture on Cuban culture at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology on Monday, Nov. 17. Her talk, “Cuban Life and Culture,” will begin at 7 p.m. in the museum classroom. An important figure in […]
Scholars to Debate Natural Law in WFU Seminar
November 4, 1997 | Events, School of Law, Speakers
Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas mentioned it during his Senate confirmation hearing; Martin Luther King Jr. invoked it in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Some of the nation’s leading experts will discuss “it” – natural law – Nov. 21-22 at Wake Forest University in the […]
Moyers to Share Insights on Religion in America at WFU
October 31, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, School of Divinity, Speakers
Bill Moyers, one of America’s best-known commentators on religion, will share his insights on the spiritual journey of the United States and its people Wednesday, Nov. 19, in a speech at Wake Forest University for its 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. The speech, […]
Author of “Prime Time Preachers” to Speak at WFU
October 30, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Jeffrey K. Hadden, a prominent sociologist best known for his research on religious broadcasters and the Christian Right, will speak at Wake Forest University Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m in DeTamble Auditorium. Hadden, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia, has written several […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 30, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
Spooky Fun for Community Children Project Pumpkin, an annual event sponsored by the Wake Forest University Volunteer Service Corps, will bring more than 1,200 disadvantaged children to campus for an afternoon of Halloween fun today from 3-6 p.m. Costumed student volunteers will escort each child […]
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