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Rowena Kirby-Straker receives research grant from the Natural Hazards Center
Categories: University AnnouncementsRowena “Rowie” Kirby-Straker, assistant teaching professor for the Wake Forest Department of Communication, has received a Weather Ready Research Quick Response grant from the Natural Hazards Center.
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IS Fellow Isabella Ryan helps improve juvenile detention practices in Tennessee
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe following is a guest post from Wake Forest Information Systems (IS) Communications. Isabella Ryan, 2020-21 Wake Forest Fellow for IS, wrote and submitted a bill to limit the use of solitary confinement for children in juvenile detention centers in Tennessee. Ryan’s bill has passed the State Senate and House, and it is headed to the Governor…
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Dr. Warrenetta Mann named director of the University Counseling Center
Categories: University AnnouncementsFollowing a national search, Dr. Warrenetta Mann has been named director of the University Counseling Center. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Mann comes to Wake Forest from the University of South Carolina, where she was the director of Counseling and Psychiatry.
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Reminder: Zoom Cloud recording retention limits effective Tuesday, June 15
Categories: University AnnouncementsAs a reminder, beginning Tuesday, June 15, a retention limit for Zoom Cloud recordings will be enabled to ensure we stay within our campus storage capacity.
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Melanie Harris and Austin Rivera join Wake Divinity faculty
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Wake Forest University School of Divinity will welcome two new faculty-scholars on July 1. Melanie L. Harris will join as professor of Religion, Black Feminist Studies and Womanist Theology and director of the Food, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program. She is jointly appointed with the Wake Forest University African American Studies program. Charles “Austin” Rivera…
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Staff retirements 2020-21
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe following Wake Forest University Reynolda Campus staff members retired in 2020-21. They represent over 1,800 combined years of service.
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College faculty retirees, 2020
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis is the final post in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Wake Forest University and the Undergraduate College honor these incredible teacher-scholars who retired in 2020 and their lasting legacies: John Friedenberg, Brian Gorelick, Judy Kem, G.E. “Rick” Matthews, Tom Phillips, Catherine “Cathy” Seta, Kathy Smith and Alan…
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College faculty retirees: Roniger, Ross, Simon, Thompson, Wiethaus
Categories: University AnnouncementsThis is the fourth in a five-part series honoring College faculty who have retired in 2021 and 2020. Wake Forest University and the Undergraduate College honor these incredible teacher-scholars and their lasting legacies: Luis Roniger, James “Jim” Ross, Robin Simon, Clark Thompson and Ulrike Wiethaus.
