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President Susan R. Wente walks and talks with art history professor Jay Curley about how the study of art is at the center of many different disciplines. From how the brain makes meaning of art to sustained looking to visual literacy skills to art analysis, his students learn how art is integrated into the human experience.


  • Faculty and staff proposals funded

    Congratulations to the following Wake Forest faculty members who have had proposals funded. Amanda Alston, assistant director of community partnerships, Office of Civic & Community Engagement, whose proposal “AmeriCorps VISTA Project”…

  • WFU to host ‘The University and the Neighborhood’ conference

    The University and the Neighborhood Conference, co-hosted by the Wake Forest University Humanities Institute and the Office of the Dean of the College, will take place on Friday and Saturday, Nov.…

  • Wake Forest faculty to perform in Wait Chapel

    Christopher Gilliam, Wake Forest’s Choir Director, will conduct a performance of composer-in-residence Dan Locklair’s major work, “Requiem,” in Wait Chapel with the Winston-Salem Symphony and Chorus. Locklair’s Requiem was written in…

  • Campus Safety Alert: Harassment

    The individual in this photo has been aggressively approaching Wake Forest students, mostly female, on Polo Road, at Reynolda Village, at Lowes Foods on Reynolda Road and on campus. No assault…

  • 2nd annual Extreme Makeover: PDF Edition!

    A guest post from the WFU Technology Accessibility Team and the Accessible Content Working Group The WFU Technology Accessibility Team and the Accessible Content Working Group are sponsoring the 2nd annual…