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University recognized by the United Way

Wake Forest University has been recognized for conducting an outstanding United Way campaign. The University received the Spirit of North Carolina Award for Campaign Excellence, given annually by the United Way of North Carolina. The award is based on employee participation and giving levels, leadership […]


Update on information security

The following is a message from President Nathan Hatch: Dear Faculty and Staff: As incidents of security breaches and thefts of sensitive information are on the rise at college campuses and businesses across the country, Wake Forest must take precautions to prevent similar incidents from […]


Server upgrade and WordPress security

On Saturday, Feb. 9, during regularly scheduled maintenance, Information Systems will perform an upgrade to the campus cPanel web servers. During this upgrade, MySQL will be upgraded to a current version to maintain software support and enhance functionality. You may experience a brief outage of […]


Pressley “unglues” e-book

Readers often wonder why e-books come with price points similar to print books, but with fewer rights to lend and share. In academic circles, some ask why scholarly and professional e-books are not published as Open Access (OA) texts, a publishing model which removes […]


Proposals funded: Fulp, Miller

Congratulations to Gary D. Miller, associate professor of health and exercise science, whose proposal entitled “Parents & Children Together Preventing Diabetes (PACT PD) (A1 Resubmission)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  under award number 1R34DK094108-01A1 and the WFU Health Sciences (WFU […]


You name it!

There’s still time! Wake Forest Dining is taking suggestions for the naming of the new North Campus restaurant. Text your suggestions to 336.270.2159. Also, The Magnolia Room will host an Old Gold Premium Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 7, with a Chinese New Year theme. Reservations […]


Mother, So Dear is turning 179

This week will mark the 179th birthday of Wake Forest. On Monday, Feb. 3, 1834, Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute opened its doors and admitted its first student. In those early days, students were schooled in agriculture by day and the Baptist ministry by night. […]


Professor Emeritus Carlton Mitchell dies

Longtime religion professor Carlton T. Mitchell (’43) remained devoted to his alma mater long after he retired in 1991. As president of the University’s Half Century Club — for alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago — he encouraged alumni to remain active and […]


WFU is Silver recipient in NASPA Excellence Awards

NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) selected Wake Forest as the Silver recipient in the NASPA Excellence Awards program for transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration in the Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Orientation, Parents, First-Year, Other-Year and Related Category. […]


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