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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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    Comings and Goings

    See the list of employees who recently joined or left the University. We look forward to working with new Wake Forest employees and appreciate the service of those who are no…

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  • Llewellyn publishes journal article, editorial

    John Llewellyn, professor of communciation, published “Paws, Pathos and Presidential Persuasion: Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Fala Speech’ as Precursor and Model for Richard Nixon’s ‘Checkers Speech,’” in the journal of the Communication and…

  • Ulery gives invited paper

    Robert Ulery, professor of classical languages, gave one of the invited papers at a conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana, sponsored by the Concordia Theological Seminary, on “Lutheranism and the Classics,” on…

  • Erway wins best paper at conference

    Jennifer Erway, assistant professor of mathematics, together with Joseph Tyson (MA ’09) and Roummel Marcia, won “Best Paper” at the 2010 International Conference of Applied and Engineering Mathematics in London, UK.

  • Giles, Miller lead students on service-learning trip

    Steve Giles and Gary Miller led a group of students on a service-learning trip to Nicaragua this summer. Giles is professor of communication, and Miller is a professor of health and…

  • Locklair has music broadcast nationwide

    Dan Locklair, composer-in-residence and professor of music, had his music broadcast nationwide the week of Sept. 19 on the syndicated radio program, With Heart and Voice (carried locally on WFDD, 7…

  • Meet Linda Early, Z. Smith Reynolds Library

    Linda Early (’70), head of monographic acquisitions in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, was named one of the University’s Employees of the Year in October. She has worked at Wake Forest…

  • Giving back to the community

    More than 100 faculty and staff members and about 75 students have joined forces to help build a house for Habitat for Humanity this fall.

  • Latham-Sadler receives award

    Brenda Latham-Sadler, MD, associate professor of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has received the 2010 Award for Distinguished Service in the Health Field from the…

  • Hyde, King publish article

    Michael Hyde and Nancy M.P. King published the article “Communication Ethics and Bioethics: An Interface,” in Review of Communication 10 (2010): pp. 156-171. Hyde is the University Distinguished Chair in Communications…

  • Wake Forest Book Club

    Join the new faculty and staff book club and discuss “Breath,” by alumna Martha Mason, who lived longer in an iron lung than anyone else in the world. Free copies of…