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Susan R. Wente stepping down as WFU president in 2026 after five years
Wente is the 14th president in the university’s history and also serves as a Professor of Biology and Biochemistry. She came to this decision alongside the Board of Trustees, and the release states they both believe that “the university is ideally positioned to attract and recruit its next leader” and that they are beginning this transition now to ensure WFU’s “long-term strength.”
October 13, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Documentary about Tim Duncan’s life will debut at a film festival in Austin, Texas
Tim Duncan’s reputation while he was at Wake Forest and in the NBA was how much of a private person he was. He let his play on the court speak for him. That private life, however, will come out a little more in a documentary that’s premiering later this month. Duncan, who many would argue is the greatest player in Wake Forest basketball history this side of Len Chappell, has always been quiet, unassuming and would rather have a root canal than talk with the media.
October 13, 2025
Bloomberg Opinion
However much Trump touts coal, AI data centers need all the renewable power they can generate
The problem, as Koleman Strumpf, an economist and expert in prediction markets puts it, is that prediction markets aren’t nearly big enough to provide a hedge for any corporate investor. “If the markets were to get 10 times bigger between now and election day in 2028, maybe it could be a little more useful.” The chances of scaling up are much greater now that Polymarket is under the Intercontinental Exchange’s wing.
October 8, 2025
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hazing investigations at two University of Georgia fraternities end without proof
Two more University of Georgia fraternities accused of hazing have been permitted to resume activity after authorities were unable to substantiate the allegations. The pauses on Sigma Chi and Pi Kappa Phi were lifted in late September. Gregory Parks, a Wake Forest University professor who has researched hazing, said many students don’t know the actual definition. “If you don’t think what you experienced or what you participated in is hazing, you’re not going to call it hazing.”
October 8, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Wake Forest University President Susan Wente to step down June 30
In a message to the university, Wente said she plans to eventually return to her roots as a faculty member focused on “mentoring and advancing science in service to society.” She highlighted some of the school’s achievements during her time as president, including expanding access and affordability through scholarship initiatives, winning national athletics championships and opening a second medical campus in Charlotte.
October 5, 2025
Business North Carolina
Wake Forest President Susan Wente to leave position next year
Wake Forest President Susan Wente will leave her position on June 30, the end of her fifth year in that role. The decision came after discussions with the board of trustees leadership about the university’s current stability, positive momentum and the need for a succession plan. Wente and board leadership believe “that the university is ideally positioned to attract and recruit its next leader and that now is the time to begin the transition to ensure the university’s long-term strength.”
October 5, 2025
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Teaching AI skills is important. Forming character is more important.
The good news is that many universities are rising to meet the moment. Wake Forest University’s “Educating Character Initiative” has become an epicenter for the movement, distributing more than $20 million in Lilly Endowment-funded grants over the past few years to universities across the country for character education.
October 4, 2025
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Professors foster friendships in and outside of class
For the last several years, teaching college students has presented one challenge after the next. The isolation of the pandemic. Dwindling class attendance. Students’ use of artificial-intelligence tools to do work they’re supposed to do themselves. Philosophy professor Francisco Gallegos has put students into small discussion groups and asked them to meet outside of class, using a format adapted from a consulting company where he once worked.
October 3, 2025
Winston-Salem Journal
Governor signs ‘Iryna’s Law,’ but decries death penalty language
House Bill 307 tightens several public-safety laws in response to the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system. Political science professor John Dinan said Stein likely signed HB307 to preserve his veto leverage given there remain six potential override votes this year. “If he had vetoed this bill, it would have almost certainly been overridden and with a number of Democratic legislators voting for the override,” Dinan said.
October 3, 2025
Mongabay
There’s far less land available for reforestation than we think, study finds
"In recent years, policymakers have made pledges for huge tree-planting projects a cornerstone for meeting national carbon reduction goals, while doing little to seriously cut fossil fuel emissions. But a new study shows the carbon sequestration estimates made for those forestation projects may be wildly optimistic," writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay."
October 2, 2025
Yahoo
Susan R. Wente stepping down as Wake Forest University president in 2026
Susan R. Wente has announced she would step down as the University’s president effective June 30 which would be the end of her fifth year in the role. Under Wente’s leadership, WFU has advanced its vision of becoming a model student-centered research university while staying true to its community-focused roots. Undergraduate applications are up 70% over the past five years and WFU has seen record-setting philanthropic support in the 2025 fiscal year.
October 1, 2025
Triad Business Journal
Wake Forest President Susan Wente to step down in 2026, plans return to faculty role
During her tenure, President Wente spearheaded several major initiatives that reshaped Wake Forest's approach to affordability and campus growth. “In higher education, timing is critical, and I believe now is the right moment to begin this transition,” Wente said in a message to the community. “This is because Wake Forest is in a strong, stable and even enviable position among the nation’s universities. I am confident our university is well-positioned to attract an extraordinary new leader."
October 1, 2025