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Inside WFU

For the final installment of Walk with Wente, MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle (P ’29) turns the tables and interviews Dr. Wente about her time leading Wake Forest University. Throughout her presidency, Dr. Wente has walked and talked with teacher-scholars from across the University to elevate faculty research and academic excellence, making this closing conversation a fitting conclusion to the series.


  • Faculty and staff proposals funded

    Congratulations to the following Wake Forest faculty and staff members who have had proposals funded in April and May 2023. Paul Anderson, professor of physics, whose proposal “Studies of Quantum Effects…

  • Verger’s Craig Thomas promoted to Chief Investment Officer

    Verger Capital Management’s Co-Chief Investment Officer Craig Thomas has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer. In 2014, Verger was formed out of the Wake Forest Office of Investments to provide discretionary Outsourced…

  • President Wente announces two internal promotions

    President Susan R. Wente announced two promotions that took effect on July 1. Mark Petersen has accepted a promotion to Senior Vice President of University Advancement, and Brett Eaton has accepted…

  • Comings and goings: June 2023

    See the June 2023 list of employees who joined or left the University. We look forward to working with new Wake Forest employees and appreciate the service of those who have…

  • Faculty books published

    Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty from the Reynolda Campus who reported the following books were recently published. Julia S. Jordan-Zachery & Shamara Wyllie Alhassan, Eds. (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies).…