"Authenticity" or not changing your personality to fit different situations is valued in Western culture. But, in a new study, psychologist William Fleeson found “being true to yourself” often means acting counter to your personality.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Admissions information about Wake Forest can now be read in 12 languages, thanks to a campus-wide translation project led by Olgierda Furmanek, the head of the Translation and Interpreting Program.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
The work of 127 Wake Forest students was displayed at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Day. Students earned funding for their projects, then executed them on campus or internationally with guidance from a faculty mentor.
Jay Bilas, a former Duke basketball star and current television analyst, told a Wake Forest audience that college athletics’ governing body, the NCAA, needs to be reformed. Bilas was speaking as part of the "Voices of our Time" series.Categories: Alumni, Athletics, University Announcements
Mike and Mary Farrell, parents of Michael Edward Farrell, a 2010 Wake Forest graduate, have pledged to give $10 million to Wake Forest toward the construction of a new building for the Schools of Business.Categories: Alumni, University Announcements
Two Wake Forest seniors, Cate Berenato and Katherine Sinacore, spent four weeks in Peru this summer helping to determine which programs are best at helping sustain Brazil nut harvesters, their families and the rainforest.
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Mentorship, University Announcements
A new garden pays tribute to nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities and their impact. It is a sign of the University’s “commitment to inclusion and diversity,” said President Nathan O. Hatch.Categories: University Announcements
Building on its liberal arts tradition, Wake Forest University has established the Wake Forest Humanities Institute to support innovative scholarship and collaboration in the humanities.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Nancy Suttenfield, senior vice president and chief financial officer, announced today she will step down from her position at Wake Forest University effective October 13, 2010.Categories: University Announcements
Student government president Natalie Halpern has a track record of leading people and getting projects accomplished in her time at Wake Forest.