Students from Wake Forest’s Schools of Divinity, Law and Medicine will travel to Nicaragua during spring break for a cross-disciplinary course focusing on professional development. While in Nicaragua, students will have access to resources available in Wake Forest’s newest international facility, Casa Dingledine, which was dedicated last week.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
John Dinan, a political science professor, spoke with WFMY to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling to protect a controversial church group under the First Amendment. Watch the video.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
On Saturday, March 5, the Wake Forest Men’s Rugby club will take on the University of Maryland on Poteat Field, marking the first home game for the team as participants in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League (ACRL).Categories: Athletics, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
Paul Loeser, a member of the Wake Forest track team, traded in his running shoes Tuesday for a Dr. Seuss hat. He read "Oh The Places You'll Go" to students at Friedberg Elementary School as part of a celebration of Seuss' birthday. See the video.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
About 150 volunteers from Wake Forest fraternities and sororities volunteered at Winston-Salem agencies on Saturday, Feb. 26, as part of the “Big Event,” an initiative sponsored by the University's Volunteer Service Corps.
From Bethlehem to Jerusalem, a group of 20 North Carolina ministers will have the opportunity to explore the Holy Land as part of Wake Forest Divinity School’s 2011 Holy Land Pilgrimage and Macedonian Ministries program "Renewing Ministers, Revitalizing Congregations" (RMRC).Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The 2011 Academy Award-winner for "best documentary" offers a glimpse into the power of the medium. Thanks to a focus on content, storytelling and an interdisciplinary approach to research, a new Documentary Film Program is thriving at Wake Forest.Categories: Arts & Culture, University Announcements
With school systems across the nation contemplating deep job cuts because of budget shortfalls, it could be a challenging year for students looking for teaching jobs, but Wake Forest’s education program is well positioned to weather the storm and help its graduates find teaching positions.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Creation narratives from Genesis are sometimes interpreted as giving humans domination over the earth. But what if instead that language has implications for stewardship rather than control? Questions like this and others related to feminism and the environment will be explored during the Phyllis Trible Lecture Series to be held March 1 and 2 on the Reynolda Campus.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.