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Mother, So Dear is turning 179

This week will mark the 179th birthday of Wake Forest. On Monday, Feb. 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors and admitted its first student. In those early days, students were schooled in agriculture by day and the Baptist ministry by night. […]


Message about Hurricane Sandy

Dear Wake Forest community: As the East Coast braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy, Wake Forest offers its support to students, alumni, parents, faculty and staff who have loved ones in affected areas. While Winston-Salem is outside the storm’s direct impact and those on […]


Staff and faculty: Give Back!

Staff and faculty, join Wake Forest students and alumni on June 1–4 for Pro Humanitate Days, and together we’ll make the world a better place. Already 18 clubs and hundreds of Wake Foresters have committed to keeping the Pro Humanitate spirit alive in their communities […]

Categories: Alumni, Happening at Wake


Barnes named alumni outreach director

Wake Forest University has promoted Meda Barnes to the position of director of alumni outreach. Barnes, who joined the university’s alumni activities office in 1993, assumes responsibility for all 91 Wake Forest alumni clubs across the country. In her new position, she will also oversee […]


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