With school systems across the nation contemplating deep job cuts because of budget shortfalls, it could be a challenging year for students looking for teaching jobs, but Wake Forest’s education program is well positioned to weather the storm and help its graduates find teaching positions.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Creation narratives from Genesis are sometimes interpreted as giving humans domination over the earth. But what if instead that language has implications for stewardship rather than control? Questions like this and others related to feminism and the environment will be explored during the Phyllis Trible Lecture Series to be held March 1 and 2 on the Reynolda Campus.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.
Philosophy professor Christian Miller traveled to Greece to share the latest Western research on morality with colleagues from China. After the experience, he hopes to incorporate more material from Chinese traditions into his classes at Wake Forest.Categories: Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians wants to increase the number of Cherokee medical experts to address urgent community health issues in culturally respectful ways. Wake Forest is responding with a summer program to help Cherokee youth explore health careers.
Wake Forest has long been known for its commitment to educating the whole person, and faculty and staff members are now helping students explore their spiritual side, through a mentoring program.Categories: Campus Life, Pro Humanitate, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Sharon Andrews and her colleagues in the theatre and dance department would like to make the University Theatre the community’s theatre. Andrews, who is directing the "The Grapes of Wrath” on the Mainstage Theatre, has included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty and staff in the production and related events.
Students, faculty and alumni will be honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program will feature seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash, who will present their senior orations.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements