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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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  • Jack Rejeski and Tony Marsh, health and exercise science

    Congratulations to professors Jack Rejeski and Tony Marsh, whose proposal entitled “Co-Core leader for Clinical Research in Pepper Center” was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and WFU Health…

  • New Wake Forest ID card

    Message from Residence Life and Housing: In August, the Office of Residence Life and Housing will replace all of the card readers in buildings around the Reynolda Campus with improved smart-card…

  • Dedicated Deacons

    In an ecosystem designed to advance thought and nurture intellect, physical infrastructure can easily be overlooked. The departments of Information Systems and Facilities & Campus Services fill their staffs with Dedicated…

  • Introducing ‘Deacon Depot’

    Over the next 18 months, Wake Forest will transition to an electronic procurement environment, with some departments beginning to use the tools as early as September. Once Deacon Depot is live,…

  • Peter Brubaker, health and exercise science

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

  • Tuition concession benefit

    Wake Forest will be increasing the tuition concession benefit for dependent children and employees attending other institutions. Effective in the fall of 2011, the tuition concession benefit will be adjusted in…

  • WFU wins photography, publication awards

    Wake Forest won several awards in the 2011 University Photographers Association of America print and publications competition. The Viewbook won second place in the Viewbooks category of the publications competition. Julie…

  • Tony Marsh, health and exercise science

    Congratulations to professor Tony Marsh, whose proposal entitled “Demo II: Loss of adipose tissue and physical function responses to exercises …” has been funded byt he National Institutes of Health and…

  • Keith Bonin, physics

    Congratulations to professor Keith Bonin, whose proposal entitled “Cell Mechanics and Protein Mobility during Neoplastic transformation” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

  • July 2011 Faculty Milestones

    See a full list of employment milestones reached by faculty in July 2011: