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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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  • Dean of Graduate School will step down

    Message from Mark E. Welker, Interim Provost: Dr. Lorna G. Moore will be stepping down from her position as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences when her 5-year term…

  • Campus Connections

    Curious about campus events? Questions about the quad, construction, HR? Please join Interim Provost Mark Welker and Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Hof Milam for Campus Connections, an opportunity for all non-faculty…

  • Kerry King, Wake Forest Magazine

    Kerry M. King (’85) has been named senior editor of Wake Forest Magazine. Previously, he was director of internal communications in the Communications and External Relations Office and editor of the…

  • Summer update from Dept. of Communication

    Jarrod Atchison served as chair for the panel “Navigating Reasoned Argument Opportunities: New Developments from the 2009 National Debate Developmental Conference” at Alta Argumentation Conference, July 29-31, Snowbird, Utah. On that…

  • WFU will present at Tech Briefing

    The Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences will be one of the presenters at the 10th Annual Technology Briefing to be presented Sept. 15 at the Benton…

  • Michele Gillespie, History

    Michele Gillespie, the Kahle Associate Professor in History, collaborated with two professors from other schools to edit Southern Society and Its Transformations. The book challenges conventional perceptions of the antebellum South…

  • CARE team is a key to safe campus

    As the academic year begins, we want to inform you of the work of the Wake Forest University Campus Assessment, Response and Evaluation (CARE) Team.  CARE teams arose on our nations’…

  • Bill Smith, biology, and Natalie Holzwarth, physics

    Congratulations to Bill Smith, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative RUI Proposal: Effects of Contrasting Cloud Regimes on Plant Carbon/Water Relations at Treeline” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Congratulations…

  • Thursdays at Byrum Hall

    The Provost and the Undergraduate Admissions Office invite faculty and staff to Thursdays at Byrum Hall (the Welcome and Admissions Center) on Sept. 15. A wine and cheese reception will run…

  • Wayne Silver, biology

    Congratulations to Wayne Silver, whose proposal entitled “Undergraduate neuroscience training cooperative between WFU and WSSU” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).