We are saddened to share the news that Frank Tupper, Distinguished Professor of Divinity Emeritus, passed away on Feb. 28. Dr. Tupper joined Wake Forest’s faculty in 1997 as a founding member of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He retired from the Divinity […]
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The following message was emailed to the campus community on behalf of Provost Rogan Kersh: Dear Wake Forest community: In response to news of growing numbers of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in northern Italy and the possibility of increased travel restrictions, Wake Forest University is […]
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The following is a guest post from Tim Pyatt, dean of Z. Smith Reynolds Library, and Assistant Vice President Andrea Ellis, Office of Personal and Career Development:
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Research by a Wake Forest professor and student on student evaluations of teaching is highlighted in an Inside Higher Education news story written by Colleen Flaherty and published online Feb. 27.
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The Z. Smith Reynolds Library is delighted to announce that Veronica Brady will be joining the library staff as Library Business Manager, beginning on March 1, 2020. Veronica comes to us from Tyler, Texas where she worked most recently as the Innovation Manager for the Mayor’s Innovation Pipeline, and oversaw the administration of programs and the strategic plan of both the Innovation Pipeline and City University.
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Congratulations to Steven Giles, associate professor of communication, whose proposal entitled “A Coordinated Parent/Child Dyad Weight Loss Intervention: Dyad Plus” was funded by the National Institutes of Health and by (subaward/subcontract from) Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Congratulations to Kyana Young, assistant professor of engineering, […]
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The following message was emailed on behalf of Student Health Service Director Cecil Price to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 26 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:
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At Founders’ Day Convocation on Feb. 20, President Nathan O. Hatch offered an apology for how Wake Forest benefitted from the labor and sale of enslaved people in the 19th Century.
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The following message was emailed to staff on Feb. 21 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:
Dear WFU Staff,
The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is soliciting nominations for new members!
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The following message was emailed by President Hatch to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 20:
As you know, Wake Forest University continues efforts to examine its history and reconcile its implications for our present and our future. During Founders’ Day Convocation later this afternoon, I will acknowledge the University’s participation in the institution of slavery and offer an apology for how Wake Forest benefitted from the labor and sale of enslaved people. This moment will be another step in our efforts to confront our past.
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