When Emily English applied to Wake Forest, she had no idea of the impact that sociology professor Joseph Soares already had made on her life. Soares' research pushed the University toward its test-optional admissions process, which has attracted many students like English. Soares now has a new book detailing the negative impact of standardized tests.
Notre Dame will play Wake Forest in football on Saturday, which — based on those schools' performances in Graduation Success Rate — is the premier showdown of the college-football season. Read more from the Wall Street Journal.Categories: Athletics
Talking about race can be challenging. Art professor David Finn, with the help of both Wake Forest and local high school students, is creating a space where people can learn to celebrate their differences.
Seniors Ryan McCarthy and Sarah Wheeler used their stage talents this past summer to help improve reading comprehension for children at an orphanage in Peru. Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, University Announcements
To make sure Halloween festivities are full of fun, not fear, Professor of Psychology Deborah Best suggests that parents and volunteers try to experience the holiday through children’s eyes.Categories: Research & Discovery
Robert Gmeiner, a senior double major in economics and Russian, used his studies of to prepare him for a two-year missionary trip. His experience reaffirmed his faith and commitment to "Pro Humanitate."Categories: Experiential Learning, Pro Humanitate, University Announcements
Wake Forest and N.C. State have formed a partnership in the hope of advancing regenerative-medicine treatments for humans and animals. The groups will exchange students and faculty, collaborate on research projects and publications and pool resources.Categories: Research & Discovery, University Announcements
On Thursday, Google announced that the social networking tool Google+ has launched for colleges and universities who are using its Apps for Education tools. Wake Forest is among the first in the nation to bring the new app to campus.
Categories: University Announcements
Professor Steve Nickles recently taught a course for the School of Law. Only Nickles and his students weren't actually in the school. The course was taught in a virtual environment. Last spring, Wake Forest became the only university in the world with a site-wide license for WebEx from Cisco, making this level of interaction possible.Categories: Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
The 23rd annual Project Pumpkin Halloween festival provided an afternoon of Halloween fun for more than 1,000 Winston-Salem area children. The event was organized by students and sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps.Categories: Campus Life, Community Impact, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake