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Professor Emeritus of History Ed Hendricks dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsWe are saddened to report that J. Edwin “Ed” Hendricks, professor emeritus of history, died March 27 in Winston-Salem. Dr. Hendricks accepted his first and only faculty appointment as an Early American specialist at Wake Forest College in 1961. He retired in 2009. We […]
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88.5 WFDD launches new fundraising strategy
Categories: University Announcements88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest University, begins its spring pledge drive on April 6, but is attempting to reach its goal of $280,000 without the traditional interruptions to programming. The station is calling this effort a “Warp Drive,” and will […]
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Faculty and staff data protection
Categories: University AnnouncementsBeginning April 1, the University will begin managing encryption with Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) on University desktop computers and laptop computers used by faculty and staff. MBAM protects sensitive computer data in the event that a computer is lost or stolen […]
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Jazz concert Friday to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Categories: University AnnouncementsWake Forest security officer Patricia Hall loves smooth jazz, and she loves Habitat for Humanity. She has organized and produced a jazz concert, “Jazz at the Bistro With Chip Shearin,” to be held on Friday, March 27 at the Winston-Salem Hotel & Spa. (3050 […]
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Innovative teaching leads to new Winston-Salem music festival
Categories: University AnnouncementsBy Madeline Stone, Wake Forest news office intern He wanted to put on a rock show. They wanted to learn entrepreneurial skills for the real world. Assistant professor of practice Len Neighbors decided to combine the two and have the students in his […]
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A message from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message to faculty and staff from Wake Forest’s new Dean of the College Michele Gillespie Dear Colleagues, By now, the news has been shared that I will be taking on a new role at Wake Forest. It is a privilege to be selected […]
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Michele Gillespie named Dean of the College
Categories: University AnnouncementsA message from Provost Rogan Kersh President Hatch and I are delighted to report that, after an extensive national search, Wake Forest’s Presidential Endowed Professor of Southern History Michele Gillespie has been named the new Dean of the College. She will officially assume […]
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Leo Ellison, professor emeritus of health & exercise science, dies
Categories: University AnnouncementsWe are saddened to report that Leo Ellison, associate professor emeritus of health and exercise science, died March 21 in Winston-Salem. Professor Ellison joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1957 and retired in 1999. We grieve Professor Ellison’s death and extend our condolences to […]
