Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday. Angelou, a world-renowned poet, author, actress and civil rights activist, joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1982. She was honored along […]
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A memorial service for Professor Emerita of English Dolly A. McPherson will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. A reception will follow in the Benson University Center. McPherson, who was 82, died Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, N.Y. McPherson was the […]
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Dedee DeLongpre Johnston, director of sustainability, was featured in a story on CNBC.com (Feb. 14, 2011) about businesses creating employee teams to create eco-friendly workplaces. “It’s become part of our jobs to take time to think creatively about sustainability,” she says. Read the full […]
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Props are often vital to a play’s storyline, but no one ever really thinks about them — until the gun doesn’t fire at the right time. “We tend to not pay much attention to props until they’re not working,” says Curry, who argues for a […]
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Green teams — groups of employees who volunteer to help identify and implement specific sustainable practices in their departments — are flourishing around campus. Departments select a green team “captain” to evaluate the current level of sustainable practices in their offices and make suggestions for […]
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Todd Crumley has one of the most interesting jobs at Wake Forest: Preserving the history of Reynolda House. As director of Archives and Library for Reynolda House Museum of American Art, he’s the keeper of the estate’s historic records. His career path to Reynolda House […]
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The Museum of Anthropology has published a new catalog to accompany the museum’s current exhibit, “Art of Sky, Art of Earth,” of ancient pottery from the Maya civilization. The full-color catalog, written by MOA Director Steve Whittington, includes more than 50 photographs and accompanying text, […]
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Sara Cromwell, the Public Relations, Marketing, and Membership Coordinator at the Museum of Anthropology, attended the Jekyll Island (Ga.) Management Institute with 16 other emerging museum professionals in January. JIMI is an annual institute for professionals to learn more about general administration and operations in […]
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Steve Whittington, director of the Museum of Anthropology, wrote a catalog to accompany the museum’s current exhibit, “Art of Sky, Art of Earth,” that features ancient pottery from the Maya civilization. The full-color catalog includes more than 50 photographs and accompanying text, in English and […]
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Life Trustee Petro “Pete” Kulynych was honored for his 40 years of service to Wake Forest by the University’s board of trustees during the board’s meeting Feb. 3. At the same meeting, Kulynych’s daughter, Janice K. Story (’75), a current member of the board of […]
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