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Secrest Artists Series presents six concerts marking 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth
Categories: Happening at WakeThis is a guest post from the Secrest Artists Series: The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. To celebrate, the Secrest Artists Series is presenting a six-concert odyssey into the complete String Quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by the vibrant young Elias String Quartet. We begin with three concerts on February 26,…
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Wake Forest offers apology for historic tie to slavery
At Founders’ Day Convocation on Feb. 20, President Nathan O. Hatch offered an apology for how Wake Forest benefitted from the labor and sale of enslaved people in the 19th Century.
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Reminder: Staff Advisory Council seeking nominations
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe following message was emailed to staff on Feb. 21 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations: Dear WFU Staff, The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is soliciting nominations for new members!
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‘ReVision’ to be the focus of TEDXWakeForestU
Categories: Happening at WakeThis guest post was written and shared by news intern Caroline Wilson (’21): Wake Forest University will host TEDxWakeForestU, an independently organized event licensed by TED, on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. ‘Revision,’ the theme of Wake Forest’s TEDx […]
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TechX 2020
Categories: Happening at WakeTechX will take place Feb. 25 between 12-3 p.m. in Room 401 of the Benson University Center. Drop by to see how your colleagues and other campus community members are using technology in a number of creative endeavors across our campus!
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WSSU, Wake Forest mark anniversary of Winston-Salem sit-ins
Categories: Happening at WakeOn Feb. 23, 1960, a group of students from Winston-Salem State University were joined by students from Wake Forest University to protest segregated lunch counters in Winston-Salem.
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Building momentum, sustaining commitment: Checking in with the Slavery, Race and Memory Project
Categories: University AnnouncementsWhat can we learn from the past? Wake Forest University legal scholar and Associate Provost Kami Chavis explains, “If you want to have a transformative institutional change, you have to begin examining the past and the root causes of underlying issues to know what you need to do in the future.” Chavis is also co-chair of…
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Chaplain’s Emergency Fund
As you consider opportunities to give, the Chaplain’s Emergency Fund supports Wake Forest community members experiencing financial hardship.