All Announcements
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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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WFU hires two media relations officers
Kimberly S. Griffing and Wayne Thompson have been named media relations officers in the Wake Forest University News Bureau. Previously, Griffing was an award-winning reporter with The Winchester Star in Winchester,…
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Johnson accepts new post at University of Delaware
Dana J. Johnson, dean of the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy since 1992, has accepted a position to lead the University of Delaware’s College of Business and Economics. Wake…
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Director of Charlotte MBA program named
Mary Piette Lai has been named director of the Charlotte MBA Program at the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. Lai will be responsible for managing the admissions…
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Professor named ‘master teacher’
Charles Longino Jr., a Wake Forest University sociology professor, was named a master teacher by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. The association only extends this awarded to two or…
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Director of Ethnic Studies appointed
Earl Smith, Dean of Social Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University, will head Wake Forest University’s new American ethnic studies program beginning in fall 1996. The distinguished sociology professor has been named…
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Professors receive special recognition
Three members of the Wake Forest University faculty have been honored with special professorships. Patricia Cunningham and Mark R. Leary were named Wake Forest Professors, for a total of 10 Wake…
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New assistant director of Human Resources named
Harvey L. Lineberry II has been appointed director of human resources at Wake Forest University. Lineberry, who assumed his new duties March 11, manages the human resource department’s information system for…
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New department chairs named
Wake Forest University has appointed three new department chairs, effective fall 1996. Nancy Cotton, professor of English, has been appointed chair of the English department. Since Cotton joined the university in…