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Soledad O'Brien CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien delivered the keynote address for the 12th annual Wake Forest/Winston-Salem State Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. O’Brien told stories of the early days of her career, when she faced overt racial prejudice — comparing her experiences to today's often more subtle forms of racism.

Madison Smartt Bell reads at WFU

On Nov. 2, the English department brought Madison Smartt Bell, an award-winning novelist, to the Wake Forest campus. The well-known author met students and faculty to read excerpts from his novel, sign copies of his books and answer questions.

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Ethics in research

This summer, incoming first-year students to Wake Forest University completed an academic project involving writings by Dr. James Jones on bioethics, medical research, and ethics. Now Jones, the author of Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, comes to campus all week for the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society’s conference.

Kennedy optimistic about energy

Even with a struggling economy, high unemployment and thousands protesting American greed, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is optimistic. In a Thursday speech in Wait Chapel, he said resources like wind and solar energy will drive this country to energy independence.

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Alumna shares Thalhimer legacy

Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) has written “Finding Thalhimers” the story of her family and their business, a well-known retail institution for 150 years. Along with her mentor, professor Mary Dalton (’83), she’ll participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Family Business Center on Friday at Reynolda House.

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GE CEO visits Schools of Business

Jeff Immelt The Schools of Business recently welcomed GE's Jeff Immelt, who has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" by Barron's three times. Immelt stressed to students that they must prepare to compete in a volatile, global economy. “You are going to graduate into a world that requires adaptability. It rewards people who know how to manage volatility.”

Nobel winner, DNA exoneree meet

Kary Mullis Nobel Prize-winning scientist Kary Mullis developed a process that uses DNA to identify or exclude suspects. Twenty years later, that process freed Darryl Hunt, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. On Wednesday, Hunt got to meet Mullis at Wake Forest.

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Prothero: Religious illiteracy an issue

Stephen Prothero During times when religion is both a highly taboo topic and the center of many world conflicts, Dr. Stephen Prothero’s speech about the perils of religious ignorance brought an overflow crowd to Wake Forest on Tuesday night.

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