Expert Pitch
LGBTQ Center Director available to comment on new legislation drafted to walk back portions of HB2
June 28, 2016 | Staff, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on new legislation drafted by leadership in the N.C. House of Representatives seeking to walk back portions of House Bill 2.
Expert Pitch
LGBTQ expert: DOD transgender ban reversal critical in light of HB2, similar laws
June 24, 2016 | Staff, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on reports that the Department of Defense will reverse its ban on transgender service members in July.
News
Chemistry major earns Beckman Scholar award
June 14, 2016 | Faculty, Mentoring, Research, Staff, Student
KyungMin Yoo, a rising junior who is majoring in chemistry, has been selected as Wake Forest’s fifth Beckman Scholar. As part of the Beckman Scholars Program, Yoo will spend two summers working on research related to wound-healing with chemistry professor Mark Welker. She has been working in Welker’s lab for a year.
Expert Pitch
HB2: WFU expert available to speak about Obama administration’s public school directive regarding transgender bathroom usage
May 13, 2016 | Staff, Valuing Diversity
Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center Director Angela Mazaris is available to comment on the Obama administration’s letter to public schools directing them to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, not their biological sex.
News
Center for Private Business is about taking care of business
May 9, 2016 | Events, Recognition, Staff, Top Stories
Business leaders from across the state will celebrate the new Wake Forest University Center for Private Business (CPB) and highlight the impact of private business in North Carolina on May 19.
News
WFU Awards and Recognitions Briefs
May 6, 2016 | Faculty, Recognition, Staff
The WFU Recognitions and Awards brief celebrates milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest University.
News
Wake Forest’s online newsroom gets a dynamic makeover
May 3, 2016 | Admissions, Alumni, Campus Life, Faculty, Media Advisory, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Today Wake Forest University introduced a new and improved online newsroom (news.wfu.edu) to deliver newsworthy content in a visually-compelling, mobile-responsive and easy-to-navigate design.
News
Beyond bathrooms
April 20, 2016 | Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Staff, Student, Top Stories
“I can assure you that Wake Forest University’s commitment to building an inclusive and equitable community is unwavering.” This affirming statement from Wake Forest’s Chief Diversity Officer Barbee Oakes has provided a supportive refrain for LGBTQ students, faculty, staff and visitors since HB2 became law in March.
News
Physics students win prestigious awards
April 7, 2016 | Mentoring, Recognition, Research, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Undergraduate and graduate students working in Oana Jurchescu’s physics research lab earn a Goldwater Scholarship and the Materials Research Society’s Gold award.
News
WFU alumni fight childhood hunger
March 29, 2016 | Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty, Pro Humanitate, Staff, Student, Top Stories
Hundreds of Wake Forest alumni across the country will work to address issues of hunger and food insecurity in 30 cities from Boston to Los Angeles on Pro Humanitate Day April 9.
News Archives
Wake Forest in the News
Wake Forest regularly appears in media outlets around the world.