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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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  • Pressley appointed to board

    Lauren Pressley, instructional design librarian, has been appointed to the 2011 Horizon Project Advisory Board, the centerpiece of the New Media Consortium’s emerging technologies initiative to explore new technologies for teaching,…

  • Early named employee of the year

    Linda Early was named the 2010 Employee of the Year for exempt staff. She is coordinator of the acquisitions unit in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Read more about Linda.

  • Cook is employee of the year

    Bernice Cook was named the 2010 Employee of the Year for non-exempt staff. She has worked at Wake Forest for nearly 35 years and is an accounts receivable representative in the…

  • Morant receives prestigious award

    Blake Morant, Dean of the School of Law, has received the prestigious John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award from Equal Justice Works, a Washington, D.C., based organization that promotes…

  • Rogan co-authors book

    Randy Rogan, professor of communication, co-authored a book, “Contemporary Theory, Research, and Practice of Crisis and Hostage Negotiation,” with F. Lancelely. (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 2010). He wrote three chapters in…

  • Hyde presents paper in Amsterdam

    Michael Hyde, University Distinguished Chair in Communications Ethics, presented the paper, “Confessional Rhetoric as Arguments in the Making,” at the International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Clifford wins award

    Matthew Clifford, director of residence life, received the 2010 Dissertation of the Year Award from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs for his dissertation, “Exploring Mentoring Experiences in College Student…

  • Hazen presents paper in Amsterdam

    Michael Hazen, professor of communication, presented the paper, “A Cross-Cultural Examination of Argument in the Public and Private Sphere,” at the International Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference in Amsterdam.

  • Hannawa gives invited presentation

    Annegret Hannawa, assistant professor of communication, gave the invited research presentation, “When the Truth Hurts: Conceptualizing a Multimodal Approach to Mistake Disclosures in Doctor-Patient Interactions,” at the University of Berlin, Germany,…

  • Survey says

    The Office of Sustainability has put together a simple survey to measure your attitudes about disposable and reusable water bottles. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.