Talking about sports with a Wake Forest football player is helping a group of eighth graders engage in reading. Wendell Dunn, a defensive end for the Demon Deacons, has teamed up with Wake Forest education professor Alan Brown to lead an after-school sports literacy program for students at Paisley IB Magnet School in Winston-Salem.Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Author and nationally known sports journalist Robert Lipsyte will talk about "The Contender" with a group of 8th graders who are reading his book in an after-school sports literacy program at Paisley IB Magnet School. The program is led by Wake Forest University education professor Alan Brown and Wake Forest football student-athlete Wendell Dunn.
Categories: Athletics, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will prepare and deliver more than 300 Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure Winston-Salem residents during TurkeyPalooza. This is an annual event hosted by The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
Wake Forest University will hold an interfaith service of prayer and remembrance to honor the victims and commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
With its most diverse student body ever, the University has increased opportunities this year for incoming students – from 45 states and 24 countries – to cross cultural, political, racial and social boundaries.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Inclusive Excellence
Two of Wake Forest University’s most popular academic summer programs have hosted nearly 650 high school students this year — meeting a growing desire among high school juniors and seniors for a taste of the college experience.Categories: Community Impact, Enrollment & Financial Aid
Wake Forest University is in the midst of a 10-year, $625 million construction effort that reflects the institution’s commitment to offer the best residential college experience in the country.Categories: Athletics, Campus Life, Community Impact, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Transformative Giving, University Announcements, Wellbeing
The Pro Humanitate spirit is alive and well in Lins Barwick, as well as the friends and family lining the corridors of a nearby hospital, where he is recovering from injuries sustained during an off-campus shooting.Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate
Wake Forest University is holding a brief interfaith gathering today at noon in Davis Chapel to honor the victims and families affected by the mass shooting in Orlando. Categories: Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Pro Humanitate
On April 29 and 30 the Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest will host a national gathering focused on advancing justice for women and girls of color, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.Categories: Community Impact, Research & Discovery