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Wake Forest students win ACC Debate Championship

Wake Forest University sophomores Destiny Hale and Hanna Shakarov won the 2025 ACC Debate Championship by defeating Southern Methodist University in the tournament's final round on April 27 in Washington, D.C.  Hale, a computer science major from Jefferson, Georgia, was voted the tournament's top speaker. Shakarov, a business and enterprise management major from Alpine, New…

WFU Debate team honored by City of Winston-Salem for national wins

During the Winston-Salem City Council meeting on May 1, Wake Forest University’s debaters, coaches and staff received a resolution by the City of Winston-Salem for their historic national title wins this year. Mayor Allen Joines issued the honor on behalf of the City Council and Mayor Pro Tem D.D. Adams presented the large, framed resolution to the team.

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Wake Forest Debate team wins national championship

The Wake Forest University debate team won the national championship in intercollegiate debating Monday night at the 77th National Debate Tournament.  Wake Forest juniors Iyana Trotman and Tajaih Robinson defeated the University of Michigan in the final round.

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Smithsonian to showcase WFU exhibits at ACCelerate Festival

At the forefront of innovation and creativity, the 15 members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), including Wake Forest University, will come together for the second “ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival,” April 5–7 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

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