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Escott: The real Abraham Lincoln
Categories: University AnnouncementsOn the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we thought we knew about Abraham Lincoln in his book, “ ‘What Shall We Do with the Negro?’: Lincoln, White […]
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Physics professor named KITP Scholar
Categories: University AnnouncementsAssistant Professor of Physics Timo Thonhauser is one of only eight scholars nationwide to be named a KITP Scholar for 2011 – 2013. The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California at Santa Barbara selects seven or eight college or […]
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Librarian named an ‘Emerging Leader’
Categories: University AnnouncementsZ. Smith Reynolds librarian Molly Keener has been named a 2011 “Emerging Leader” by the American Library Association (ALA). Keener, a scholarly communication librarian, is the third Z. Smith Reynolds librarian to be selected for the award in the last few years. Audra Eagle […]
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Watch out for moving trees
Categories: University AnnouncementsWatch out for moving trees on campus. On January 27 and 28, the Landscaping Services Department will be relocating several trees from the site of the new business schools building to other locations on campus. The new business schools building will be constructed at the […]
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“Forging Urban Solidarities: Ottoman Aleppo 1640-1700”
Categories: University AnnouncementsAs with most empires of the Early Modern Era (1500-1800), the Ottomans mobilized human and material resources for war-making on a vast and unprecedented scale. A new book by Assistant Professor of History Charles L. Wilkins examines how the constant warfare challenged and […]
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Meet Darlene Starnes, Multicultural Affairs
Categories: University AnnouncementsDarlene Starnes has been the administrative assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs for the last five-and-a-half years, but her duties extend far beyond the normal duties of an administrative assistant, as she mentors students to help them navigate through Wake Forest and prepare for […]
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‘Choose to Reuse’
Categories: University AnnouncementsThe Office of Sustainability is launching a campaign this semester to reduce the usage of plastic water bottles. The campaign kicks off Jan. 25 with a free screening of “Tapped,” an award-winning documentary on the effects of plastic water bottles on the environment, at 7 […]
