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An attitude of gratitude

October 25, 2013  |   Campus Life, Faculty, Humanities, Mentoring, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Top Stories 2013-2014, Wake Forest College

To celebrate Wake Forest’s ranking 11th in U.S. News and World Report for commitment to undergraduate teaching, Volunteer Service Corps (VSC) partnered with the Office of the Dean of the College to launch the “11 Days of Teaching Appreciation” social media campaign.

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Empowering the voiceless

October 17, 2013  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Mentoring, Pro Humanitate, Research, Scholars and Scientists, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

A new kind of hands-free communication device developed by Wake Forest could help people with speech impediments and poor motor control interact with the world around them.

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Career take-off and the ‘butterfly effect’

October 11, 2013  |   Admissions, Alumni, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The butterfly effect states that serendipitous happenings can produce outcomes very different from the ones envisioned. Launching a career after college is often about being in the right place at the right time and being open to the unexpected and the unplanned.

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So your doctor majored in history?

September 18, 2013  |   Admissions, For Parents, Humanities, Humanities Highlights 2013-2014, School of Medicine, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

A new, rigorous Interdisciplinary Humanities Pathway to Medicine Program offers guaranteed admission to Wake Forest Medical School for up to five undergraduates majoring in the humanities or fine arts.

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An unprecedented threat to Peru’s cloud forests

September 12, 2013  |   Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Researchers at Wake Forest have pieced together startling new evidence that shows rapid 21st century warming may spell doom for tree species in Peruvian cloud forests, with species losing 53 to 96 percent of their populations.

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U.S. News ranks Wake Forest in top 25 national universities

September 10, 2013  |   For Alumni, For Parents, National, Recognition, Top Stories, Top Stories 2013-2014, Wake Forest College

U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 Best Colleges guide ranked Wake Forest 23rd among 281 national universities — the highest ever ranking for the University. The guide also ranked Wake Forest 11th on its “Strong Commitment to Teaching” list.

Straight from the horse’s mouth

August 20, 2013  |   Life on Campus, Student, Wake Forest College

Recent graduates offer advice to first-year students. Be Different! Stand out! There is no set path. You create your own path. — Amanda Finney (’13) Keep an open mind and use your four years to figure out what you’re passionate about! — Andrea […]

Five tips for navigating the Forest

August 20, 2013  |   Admissions, Campus Life, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Pro Humanitate, Wake Forest College

1) Get out and explore “Welcome to Wake Forest! I hope your experience here broadens the mind, strengthens the body, and inspires the spirit. Find your niche by joining one of more than 150 student organizations or simply relax by

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Gilbert gets the flu

August 14, 2013  |   Admissions, Alumni, For Alumni, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

“It was a dark and stormy night.” This is how Janna Raley started her mathematical economics paper. Surprised? So was her professor. But, writing the assignment in the form of a children’s book led to an article published in an academic journal.

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Lights, camera, censorship?

August 6, 2013  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Senior Lizzie Woods spent 10 weeks researching 20th century censorship and the Hollywood Production Code. Originally interested in book censorship, Woods found herself intrigued by the film and soon learned that during the 1930s, film censorship was getting stricter while books were more becoming more obscene.

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