Law students do pro bono work
A group of School of Law students will travel over spring break to southeastern North Carolina, where they will be helping the Lumbee Indians, among others, with a range of legal issues. A group of School of Law students will travel over spring break to southeastern North Carolina, where they will be helping the Lumbee Indians, among others, with a range of legal issues. Business school ranks No. 1
Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks Wake Forest's Undergraduate Business program No. 1 in the nation for academic quality and among the top 20 programs overall for the third consecutive year in its "The Best Undergraduate Business Schools" ranking report released on March 3. Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Don’t expect revolution in Cuba
As some have started to ask why Cubans haven’t followed the lead of oppressed populations in Egypt and Tunisia in overthrowing long-entrenched regimes, Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis said he doesn’t expect to see demonstrations for democracy in the streets of Havana anytime soon.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Scholars beyond borders
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
Weighing in on Supreme Court ruling
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
Men’s rugby scores big
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
Athlete helps celebrate Seuss
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
Students support community causes
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.Local ministers to explore Holy Land
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
To tell the truth
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