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  • Wake Forest named one of America’s best large employers by Forbes

    Wake Forest University has been named one of America’s Best Large Employers 2026 by Forbes, in partnership with market research firm Statista. The recognition places Wake Forest among 700 organizations nationwide…

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  • Founders Day 2026: Take a stroll through Wake Forest history

    Founders Day will take place on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The celebration includes remarks from President Susan R. Wente, the annual senior oration, the presentation of…

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  • 2026 Commencement and Baccalaureate speakers announced

    Ballet dancer, author and founder Misty Copeland, who made history as the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, will deliver Wake Forest’s commencement address…

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  • Whittington’s work uncovers the mysteries of Cerro Amole

    What can pieces of pottery and a GPS-generated map tell us about a past civilization? Since 2000, Steve Whittington, adjunct associate professor of anthropology and director of the Museum of Anthropology,…

  • Human Resources launches WakeTemps

    More information Position opportunities that WakeTemps places include: Administrative/Clerical Accounting Custodial Data Entry Groundskeeping Hospitality Information Systems / Information Technology Shuttle Driving Skilled Labor Tutoring WakeTemps, the internal temporary  employment resource…

  • Busy weekend for music faculty

    Two members of the music faculty will be performing this weekend. Jacqui Carrasco, an associate professor, will play violin in “Mood Indigo: Songs of Duke Ellington” on Friday, July 19, at…

  • Wake Forest legends Casey, Sawyer pass away

    Two important figures in Wake Forest history passed away this week. Dot Casey Dorothy “Dot” Casey, a member of the WFU Sports Hall of Fame, died on July 16 at the…

  • McWilliams, Beam produce paper on mentoring

    Allison McWilliams, the director of mentoring for the office of personal and career development, and Lauren Beam, the assistant director of programming and outreach for the OPCD, recently had a paper…

  • Young featured; Salem Band plays tonight

    Eileen Young, an adjunct assistant professor of music, was featured on the Winston-Salem Symphony website for her summer work as Music Director of the Salem Band. Read more » The Salem…

  • Update on parking in Lot Q

    As parking lot improvements for Lot Q continue, the eastern section is complete and is now re-opened. The western section, entered from Allen Easley Street and Aaron Lane, will be closed…

  • June 2013 faculty publications

    The following faculty had writings published in June 2013: DeShazer, Mary K. (English and Women’s & Gender Studies). Mammographies: The Cultural Discourses of Breast Cancer Narratives. University of Michigan Press. June…

  • Bennett named ‘Master of the Profession’

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Wake Forest photographer Ken Bennett has been doing a lot of impressive talking. What he had to say recently attracted the attention…

  • Volunteer for Habitat build on Saturday

    Wake Forest is again co-sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house with the medical center, and the project kicks off on Saturday, July 13, with a Wall Build. WFU volunteers and Habitat construction…