A look back at events on campus last year includes a conference for higher education administrators to contemplate what success means for college graduates, writers sharing their craft, and technological and entrepreneurial innovation through a variety of speakers.Categories: Happening at Wake, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
For four years, graduate student Aaron Corcoran has studied how tiger moths use sonar-jamming to evade bats. With Corcoran’s help, the event has been captured on camera for National Geographic Television's “Untamed Americas.” The program will be shown again at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 16. 
The Wall Street Journal prominently featured Wake Forest for its national leadership in making personal and career development a mission-critical component of the college experience. The article, "Colleges Get Career-Minded", appeared the day after commencement. Categories: Alumni, Enrollment & Financial Aid, Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake, Mentorship, Personal & Career Development, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Former Wake Forest track & field standout and Hall of Famer Hunter Kemper qualified for his fourth consecutive trip to the Olympic Games after finishing fifth in the ITU World Triathlon Championship Series. Kemper earned the automatic bid to the London Olympics as the first American to cross the finish line.
Over three dynamic days, presidents, career office directors, liberal arts deans, and faculty from more than more than 70 colleges and universities came to Wake Forest to share ideas on how to prepare students more effectively for life and work after college.Categories: Experiential Learning, Happening at Wake
Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs offered by the Schools of Business are among the nation’s top 10 percent in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Within three months of graduation, 91 percent of the MBA class of 2011 had accepted jobs, with an average annual salary and starting bonus of $91,504.Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visited the School of Law, meeting with students, faculty and alumni, visiting a class and lecturing on professional responsibility. He was interviewed by Marc Rigsby (JD ’12) in front of a 350-plus audience in the Worrell Professional Center.Categories: Happening at Wake, University Announcements
This week's announcement by Virginia Tech and Wake Forest researchers is generating serious discussions about the future of football in America. The two schools released the first study that measures head impacts among youth football players. Categories: Research & Discovery
Wake Forest was included in The Princeton Review’s annual list of “Best Value Colleges." The list “identifies America's top undergraduate schools offering excellent academics, generous financial aid, and/or relatively low cost of attendance.”
Today, members of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) elected Wake Forest President Nathan O. Hatch as chair of its board of directors. NAICU represents private, nonprofit colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government.Categories: University Announcements