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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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  • Keeping the dream alive

    The first ZSR Library Lecture of 2012 will be held at 3 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the ZSR Library Auditorium 404. Fannézha Ford, the student winner of the 2011 WFU/WSSU…

  • Reward offered regarding hit-and-run incident

    The University Police Department is offering a reward for information that results in identifying the vehicle, driver or passengers involved in the December 8 hit-and-run incident on campus that injured Collen…

  • Proposals funded: Kim-Shapiro, Fleeson

    Congratulations to Daniel Kim-Shapiro, professor in physics, whose proposal entitled “The Effects of Selective Adenosine A2B Receptor Antagonist GC-6201 on Adensine-induced Red Blood Cells Sickling in SCD Patients” has been funded…

  • Cromwell named AVA president

    Sara Cromwell, the Public Relations, Marketing & Membership Coordinator at the Museum of Anthropology, was elected president of the Association of Visitor Attractions of Forsyth County (AVA) in December. The AVA…

  • Proposals funded: Carroll, Jayawickreme

    Congratulations to David Carroll, the director of the Center for Nanotechnology & Molecular Materials, whose proposal entitled “PF-DT Woled Development” has been funded by CeeLite Technologies, LLC. Congratulations to Eranda Jayawickreme,…

  • Computer security classes offered

    Please join Information Systems for one of their “Computer Security Essentials” classes. This one-hour class will address many of your questions on how to protect your computer and information. It is…

  • Memorial service for Palme scheduled

    A memorial service for Wake Forest junior Derek Palme will be held Jan. 12 in Chester, New Jersey. Palme died this past weekend at his home in Long Valley, N.J. A memorial gathering…

  • Remembering an English legend

    Beulah Raynor (MA ’47), an assistant professor emerita of English who taught from 1946 until 1979 — the longest tenure of any female faculty member, died on Jan. 8 in Winston-Salem.…

  • Associate professor emerita Raynor passes away

    We regret to inform you that Beulah Raynor, associate professor emerita of English, died January 8 at her Winston-Salem residence. A service of celebration will be held at 2 p.m. January 11 in…

  • Alice Webster, who died Jan. 4, welcomed many to WFU

    For many years, Alice Webster, as the unofficial goodwill ambassador of the Reynolda Campus, personified the Wake Forest spirit of friendliness and warmth. A worldly woman and gifted conversationalist, she took…