Wake Forest University has appointed Jonathan L. Walton as Dean of the School of Divinity. Walton is currently at Harvard, where he serves as the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the University’s Memorial Church. He is also Professor of Religion and Society at the Harvard Divinity School.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest University has chosen Jane Aiken to become the next Dean of the School of Law. Aiken comes to Wake Forest from Georgetown Law, where she has been a professor and administrator since 2007 and currently serves as the Blume Professor of Law.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) has received $2.14 million in additional funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting the expansion of the research center’s study of mercury pollution and reforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
It might be one of nature’s most agile and calculating hunters, but the wolf spider won’t harm an insect that literally leaves a bad taste in its mouth, according to new research by a team of Wake Forest University sensory neuroscientists, including C.J. "Jake" Saunders.
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.Categories: University Announcements
Eric Maguire has been named vice president for enrollment at Wake Forest. Maguire is known for his success in recruiting highly talented undergraduates, prioritizing academic excellence and increasing socioeconomic, racial and ethnic diversity.
Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, University Announcements
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
At the forefront of innovation and creativity, the 15 members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), including Wake Forest University, will come together for the second “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival,” April 5–7 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.Categories: University Announcements
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 20.Categories: University Announcements
The student-run Wake Forest Emergency Medical Service (EMS) team will participate in a mass casualty drill to provide invaluable hands-on scenario training in the event of a serious accident or on-campus emergency.Categories: Experiential Learning, University Announcements