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Founders Day 2026: Take a stroll through Wake Forest history
Founders Day will take place on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The celebration includes remarks from President Susan R. Wente, the annual senior oration, the presentation of the Medallion of Merit to Drs. Julie A. Freischlag and J. Wayne Meredith (MD […]
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2026 Commencement and Baccalaureate speakers announced
Categories: University AnnouncementsBallet dancer, author and founder Misty Copeland, who made history as the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, will deliver Wake Forest’s commencement address on Monday, May 18. The ceremony will take place on Hearn Plaza and begins […]
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Comings and Goings
Categories: University AnnouncementsSee the list of employees who recently joined or left the University. We look forward to working with new Wake Forest employees and appreciate the service of those who are no longer with the University.
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School of Medicine receives full approval to open instructional site in Charlotte
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health today announced that they have received the needed accreditation approval and notification to proceed with phased plans to open an instructional site in Charlotte, for years three and four of the medical school curriculum in 2022.
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Parking lot Q entrance from Allen Easley St. closed July 16-30
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe west entrance to parking lot Q from Allen Easley Street will be closed from Friday, July 16, through Friday, July 30, while the Scales Fine Arts Center roof is replaced.
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Richard Wiliams, retired physics professor, passes away
Categories: University AnnouncementsRetired physics professor Richard T. Williams passed away July 5, 2021, after a brief struggle with AML leukemia. He was 75. After a successful early career at the Naval Research Laboratory, he was recruited back to Wake Forest as the Reynolds Professor of Physics. Professor Williams increased the reputation and visibility of the Wake Forest physics…
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Gulley Drive closed July 9
Categories: University AnnouncementsA section of Gulley Drive will be closed to thru-traffic on Friday, July 9 between the entrance to parking lot G and the entrance to lot E. Both lots and the Z. Smith Reynolds Library loading drive will remain accessible.
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Comings and goings: June 2021
Categories: University AnnouncementsSee a list of employees who joined or left the University in June 2021.
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Ashleigh Hala named director of the Office of Wellbeing
Categories: University AnnouncementsFollowing a national search, Ashleigh Hala, MSW, LCSW, has been named director of the Office of Wellbeing at Wake Forest University. Hala, a licensed clinical social worker, has most recently served as director of Wellness & Prevention Services at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Gilead COMPASS Initiative Faith Coordinating Center awards grants to organizations addressing HIV crisis
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe new Gilead COMPASS Initiative Faith Coordinating Center at Wake Forest University School of Divinity has awarded grants to 17 organizations working to address the HIV crisis in the American South. Recipients are rooted in over ten states, and the majority are led by Black, Indigenous, people of color.
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Greetings from President Susan R. Wente
Categories: University AnnouncementsOn Thursday, July 1, Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente shared a message of greetings with the Wake Forest community on her first day as the University’s 14th President. Read the message here »
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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.