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McWilliams elected to mentoring board

Allison E. McWilliams (’95), director of Mentoring & Professional Development at Wake Forest, has been elected to the International Mentoring Association’s (IMA) Board of Directors. The IMA was founded in 1988 in response to the growing need for an organized forum focusing on innovative […]


Proposals funded: Plemmons, French, Preslar

Congratulations to Robert James Plemmons, Reynolds professor of math, whose proposal entitled “Comprehensive Space-Object Characterization using Spectrally Compressive Polarimetric Imaging” has been funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the University of New Mexico (WFU funding agency). Congratulations to Richard […]


Faculty win awards at Convocation

The Wake Forest community gathered together for Founders’ Day Convocation on Feb. 21 to celebrate the University’s founding in 1834 and the accomplishments of faculty and alumni in teaching, research and service. Faculty awards are listed below: Rhoda B. Billings (JD ’66), who was a […]


Provost co-authors new book on American politics

In a storytelling approach that weaves contemporary examples together with historical context, Provost Rogan Kersh’s new book “By The People: Debating American Government” explores the themes and ideas that drive the great debates in American government and politics. Kersh co-authored the textbook with James […]


Mileage rate increases

Effective Feb. 18, the University will raise the reimbursable mileage rate for business miles to the recent Internal Revenue Service rate of .565 cents per mile. The University is adopting this new maximum rate for all employee business travel that occurs on or after Feb. […]


Vice president for campus life named

Wake Forest has appointed Dr. Penny Rue as vice president for campus life. Rue, who currently serves as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), is nationally known for her creative leadership in strengthening campus communities. Rue […]


BCBSNC upgrades main operating system

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the Wake Forest Medical Plan provider, will be upgrading its claims and reporting system to better serve its members.  The upgrade will take place Feb. 14 – 18 (beginning 4 p.m. Thursday), and customer interactions will be […]


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