All Announcements
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UMC and Magazine win top honors for shining a light on Wake Forest
Wake Forest is fortunate to have a talented team of writers, photographers, designers, videographers, marketers and storytellers working behind the scenes to bring the University’s story to life. Their work plays…
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Chemistry Professor John Lukesh’s redesigned lab expands undergraduate research possibilities
John Lukesh, associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry, set out to create a course that would allow all of his students to benefit from a…
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Wake Forest launches new journal focused on service-learning and community engagement
The Office of Civic and Community Engagement, in partnership with North Carolina Campus Engagement, announced the launch of Catalyst: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Service-Learning and Community Engagement on July 23, 2026. The journal’s…
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Jazz master Branford Marsalis named WFU’s ‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’
Jazz musician Branford Marsalis has been named Wake Forest University’s 2025 Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence. Marsalis, a globally celebrated artist known for his unparalleled contributions to jazz, classical music, film, and Broadway,…
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Saying goodbye to WIN: Focusing on enhanced digital resources
Since its inception in 1998, WIN has played a crucial role as Wake Forest University’s central digital hub for connecting to essential resources. As campus has grown and needs have evolved,…
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Congratulations to Wake Forest’s 2024-25 retirees
The end of the semester brings many reasons to celebrate, including the annual Retiree Luncheon, a cherished tradition to honor faculty and staff members retiring from the University. This year, the…
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New to leadership? There’s support for that.
A message from Wake Forest’s Professional Development Center team The biggest psychological and emotional shift any of us make in our professional lives is the one from being an individual contributor…
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Sylvia Green ranked 10th among ‘Top Women Chief Marketing Officers of 2025’
Chief Marketing Officer for the Wake Forest University School of Business, Sylvia Green has earned the No. 10 spot on Women We Admire’s “Top 50 Women Chief Marketing Officers of 2025”…
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Update on Campus Memorial Project: June 2025
A message from Provost and Presidential Endowed Chair of Southern History Michele Gillespie and Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Professor of Counseling José Villalba Dear Members of the Wake Forest…
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Wake Forest University School of Divinity appoints Melissa Rogers as Distinguished Scholar in Residence in Faith, Law, and Public Policy
Wake Forest University School of Divinity is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Rogers as Distinguished Scholar in Residence in Faith, Law, and Public Policy effective August 1, 2025. A…
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Kenneth Kishida named inaugural Boswell Presidential Chair of Neuroscience and Society at Wake Forest
Wake Forest University has named Kenneth T. Kishida, Ph.D., as the inaugural Boswell Presidential Chair of Neuroscience and Society, advancing the University’s interdisciplinary initiative to connect brain science with pressing societal…
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Wake Forest’s minimum wage will increase to $17.50
Effective June 21, 2025, the Wake Forest minimum wage will increase from $15 to $17.50 per hour for regular and fixed-term part- and full-time Wake Forest staff. This recommendation was included…
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Faculty and staff proposals funded, May 2025
Congratulations to the following Wake Forest faculty and staff members whose proposals were funded in May 2025.