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President Susan R. Wente walks and talks with José Luis Venegas about how history inhabits the present, who gets to tell stories, what those stories mean and who gets left out. He encourages students to look at the big questions and think about those questions across cultures and languages.


  • Allison McWilliams: The roles of the mentor

    It is largely agreed-upon (though with some debate over the true nature of this relationship) that the term “mentor” first appeared in Homer’s Odyssey, when Telemachus was guided by Athena, masquerading…

  • University fall photography contest launches

    The second annual “Fall in Love WFU” photography contest is open for submissions from faculty, staff and students. Photos should focus on the autumn beauty around the Wake Forest campus, which…

  • Seasonal flu shots to begin October 3

    Wake Forest University is sponsoring free flu shots for all faculty, staff and retirees. Spouses, partners and dependent children (at least 4 years old), who are enrolled in the University’s BlueCross…

  • August 2016 comings and goings

    See a list of employees joining and leaving the University in August 2016:

  • September 2016 faculty milestones

    See of list of faculty milestones for September 2016: