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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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  • Dinkins Named Assistant Director of Development at WFU

    R. Kriss Dinkins has been named assistant director of development for Wake Forest University’s Office of University Advancement. Formerly the director of corporate and foundation relations for Wake Forest’s Bowman Gray…

  • Former Wake Forest Law School Dean Dies

    Robert E. Lee, who was dean of the Wake Forest School of Law in the late 1940s and taught at the school for more than 30 years, died Thursday, Aug. 21,…

  • Morrell Wins Adams Award

    Louis R. Morrell, vice president for investments and treasurer at Wake Forest University, has been presented the Rodney H. Adams Award from the National Association of College and University Business Officers…

  • McNally, Bullock Named Assistant Vice Presidents

    Wake Forest University has named Minta A. McNally and James R. Bullock assistant vice presidents for university advancement. McNally, of Winston-Salem, will direct the university’s office of alumni activities and volunteer…

  • Wilkerson Named Dean of Calloway School

    Wake Forest University has named Jack E. Wilkerson Jr. the dean of the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Wilkerson’s new appointment is effective July 1. He has been the…

  • Office of Public Affairs Wins Six CASE Awards

    Wake Forest University’s Office of Public Affairs (OPA) has won six medals in the Circle of Excellence national awards program of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)…

  • Former Dean of Students Dies

    Mark H. Reece, who retired as Wake Forest University’s dean of students in 1988, died today. He was 71. For his 32 years of distinguished service to the university, Reece received…

  • Boyette Named to New Post at WFU

    Sandra Combs Boyette, Wake Forest University’s vice president for public affairs since 1988, has been named to the new position of vice president for university advancement. Wake Forest President Thomas K.…

  • Hyde Selected for Communication Ethics Chair

    Wake Forest University has named Michael J. Hyde as University Distinguished Chair in Communication Ethics and Professor of Communication. Hyde joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1994 as J. Tylee Wilson…

  • Four Awarded Wake Forest Professorships

    Four faculty members have been awarded Wake Forest Professorships for excellence in teaching and scholarship. Receiving the honors, effective July 1, are: John Baxley, Wake Forest Professor of Mathematics; Deborah Best,…