More than 50 Wake Forest accountancy and law students are preparing tax returns for free at the Goodwill Industries in Winston-Salem through April 16. The VITA program helps lower-to-moderate-income, elderly, disabled or non-English-speaking taxpayers get their refunds faster.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Spring is filled with music on campus. Find out which students were recognized with awards for their musical talent, take a look at a full schedule of events and listen to some samples of past performances.
Six students from the School of Law spent the week of spring break in Pembroke, N.C., offering free legal assistance to members of the Lumbee tribe. The students were participants in the school's Pro Bono Project.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center reveals name changes and a new visual identity. Categories: University Announcements
On St. Patrick’s Day, Jeff Holdridge, director of the Wake Forest University Press -- the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America -- discusses the future of Irish poetry after "The Troubles" and shares his five favorite Irish poems.Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest has signed a lease for space in the former International Trade Center building at 200 North College Street in Charlotte. The building will be renamed the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center and house all current and future executive education programs.Categories: University Announcements
Professor Kenneth Hoglund's class explores the complexity of disasters and best practices for preparing for and responding to natural catastrophes. Japan's early warning earthquake system is just one way the country helped protect its people.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Schools of Business full-time MBA program placed 11th in the nation in job placement, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings released March 15. Within three months of graduation, 92 percent of the 2010 full-time MBA graduates secured employment. In the overall program rankings, the Schools of Business again placed in the top 50. Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
The importance of the humanities to a liberal arts education will be on full display during a two-day symposium marking the official launch of the Wake Forest Humanities Institute on Friday and Saturday. Two nationally known advocates for the humanities — historian Edward Ayers and author Stanley Fish -- will discuss “The Humanities in the 21st Century.”
With numerous reports documenting poorer quality of health care and outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, several prominent experts will take on the issue of disparities in health care during a symposium on campus Wednesday.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements