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First-hand experience

January 19, 2010

Sociology professor Ana Wahl and senior Leek Deng collaborated on a health-care project.

Born in the midst of a civil war in Sudan, senior Leek Deng spent his early years living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Last summer, nine years after leaving Sudan for the United States, he returned to Africa to volunteer at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, University Announcements

Smith lifts Deacons over Terps in OT

January 16, 2010

Ishmael Smith scored with 20 seconds left and Wake Forest held on to defeat Maryland, 85-83 in overtime on Tuesday night, the Deacons’ third straight overtime win at Joel Coliseum.

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‘The cause’: recreating historical accuracy

January 15, 2010

A former British Cabinet Secretary and an expert on the Globe Theatre will discuss Shakespeare and Wake Forest’s Ronald Watkins Collection – an extensive collection of books, papers and lectures on the Globe Theatre — during a discussion on Jan. 21.

Categories: Arts & Culture, University Announcements

Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

January 12, 2010

World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest's ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.

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Safeway CEO to speak on health-care initiatives

January 11, 2010

Steven A. Burd, who leads one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, will talk about leadership and his work on health care when he visits the Schools of Business on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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Innocence and Justice Clinic celebrates first victory

January 8, 2010

The School of Law’s Innocence and Justice Clinic achieved its first victory Friday: the release of Machello Bitting after students discovered a sentencing error that led to a longer prison term than he should have received.

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Health-Care Reform in its Final Stage?

January 8, 2010

Michael S. Lawlor, David Coates and Rebecca Matteo.

For those already tired of the months of political bickering over the detail of health-care reform, the early months of 2010 will not be an easy time. For them, a personally-adopted complete news blackout may well be the only sensible route to survival; for the final fight over the details of the one common bill that the president will be asked to sign seems set to make the earlier fights over health-care reform in the House and the Senate feel like a walk in the park.

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New fellowships support diversity efforts

January 5, 2010

Evan Raleigh (’09) is one of eight students in the M.A. in Management program to receive the new Corporate Fellowship, part of the business school’s efforts to build a diverse student body.

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