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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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  • Proposals funded: Fetrow, Messier

    Congratulations to Jacque Fetrow, Dean of Wake Forest College and Reynolds Professor of Computational Biophysics, whose proposal entitled “Integrin function in cartilage” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health…

  • Book-launch reception for ‘SAT Wars’

    The Offices of the Provost, Dean of the College and the Office of Admissions invite you to a book-launch reception for SAT WARS: The Case for Test-Optional Admissions on Monday, Oct. 3…

  • Resident Student Association to host Summit

    The Resident Student Association will be hosting the North Carolina Association of Residence Halls Fall Summit on Saturday, Oct. 1. Fall Summit will bring approximately 40 undergraduate student leaders to Wake…

  • Locklair leads Carolina Chamber Music Festival

    Dan Locklair was Composer-in-Residence for the 2011 Carolina Chamber Music Festival in New Bern, N.C, on Sept. 11-17. His Dreamsteps (A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp) was performed on…

  • Ford honored by Samaritan Ministries

    Mike Ford, associate dean for Campus Life, was honored by Samaritan Ministries on Sept. 22 with the first “Good Samaritan Philanthropy Award,” honoring an individual or group who has made significant contributions…

  • Overing to speak about Beowulf

    Dr. Gillian Overing will discuss Beowulf in the ZSR Library’s Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28. She’ll give a brief overview of the poem’s historical and cultural background and…

  • Pressley wins award

    Lauren Pressley, the Head of Instruction at Z. Smith Reynolds Library, has been selected to receive a UNCG School of Education Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award. She received the award on…

  • Internship and Job Fair sees record numbers

    The annual fall Internship and Job Fair hosted by the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) was held on Wednesday, Sept. 14. An all-time record 605 students met with the…

  • Peter Brubaker, Health and Exercise Science, and Luis Roniger, Political Science

    Congratulations to professor Peter Brubaker, whose proposal entitled “Neural Cardiac Therapy for Heart Failure (NECTAR HF)” has been funded by Guidant Europe NV. Congratulations to professor Luis Roniger, whose proposal entitled…