Nearly one-third of the world’s Muslims live as minorities in 149 countries, facing diverse, complex challenges as they attempt to maintain their Islamic identity. Two professors have brought together a group of international scholars to explore why the issues confronting them are so important in today’s world.
Categories: Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Jawad Wahabzada ('14) finds balancing schoolwork and the global promotion of his documentary "Children of Kabul" a challenge, but says taking courses you love and connecting with a good mentor can make a difference.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, Mentorship, University Announcements
Inspired by the tattoos on her Algerian grandmother’s face, Yasmin Bendaas ('13) wanted to know more about how this custom began, and why it is disappearing. With the help of the Richter Scholarship and a Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting fellowship, Bendaas spent the summer in Algeria researching.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Inclusive Excellence, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
This past summer Amy DeSalvo enrolled in ACC 221. What made this accounting class different than a regular semester-long class was the chance to study abroad and fulfill a degree requirement in one summer term.Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Forty years from now, the world's rainforests may be gone and with them our chance for a stable environment. Wake Forest's JAMAZON celebrates that creative minds from biology to music to history to English can join together to find the answers. Categories: Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest junior Brian Spadafora and sophomore Geoff Weber helped Italian artist Delio Gennai install his works for the opening exhibition at Hanes Gallery, "Of Paper." The exhibition includes works from two continents by artists who live more than 4,500 miles apart.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, University Announcements
From Buddhist shrines to the largest Muslim mosque in Southeast Asia, five Wake Forest students were completely immersed in the diverse religious and social practices that shape Indonesian culture through one of the University's study-abroad classes.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest
For many, the adage that today’s teenagers will be tomorrow’s world leaders is met with trepidation. But for those who lead the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute (BFTF), it’s an opportunity.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake
“We wanted to introduce Wake Forest to China as we look for opportunities to create educational programs in the future,” said Linda McKinnish Bridges, associate dean of admissions. “Not only opportunities for students from China to learn about Wake Forest, but opportunities for Wake Forest students to study abroad or find careers in China.”Categories: Alumni, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Global Wake Forest, Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
High in the Himalayan mountains, nine undergraduate students enrolled in a summer course on culture and communication in India are working with local schools to improve students’ English literacy. Carrie Stokes and Kendall Hack are updating their blogs with news and photos from India. Click to follow their adventures.Categories: Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Global Wake Forest, Leadership & Character, University Announcements