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Roniger publishes two articles, chairs panel

Luis Roniger, Reynolds Professor of Political Science, has published two articles: “Exile and its Impact on Shifting Perspectives on Politics, Institutions and Collective Identities”, in Spanish, in the Revista de Ciencias Sociales (Costa Rica), 125: 83-101, in October 2010; and “Massive Exile, Political Inclusion and […]


Gisser named associate chaplain for Jewish life

Rabbi Michael I. Gisser has been named associate chaplain for Jewish life, a new part-time position in the Chaplain’s Office. He is the first Jewish staff chaplain at Wake Forest. He is also assistant dean and department chair of the Jewish Studies Department at American […]


Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America

On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we thought we knew about Abraham Lincoln in his book, “ ‘What Shall We Do with the Negro?’: Lincoln, […]


Faccinto exhibits work in New York

Victor Faccinto is having many of his works displayed at the Luise Ross Gallery in New York City for two months, beginning Nov. 20. “Victor Faccinto: A Three Decade Survey” includes paintings, sculpture, photography and video created between 1973 and 2010. Faccinto is the director […]


Morosini receives fellowship in Italy

Roberta Morosini, associate professor of romance languages, received a fellowship to study at the Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy, earlier this year. She recently edited a book, “Boccaccio Geografo,” a collection of articles that examines the work of the 14th-century Italian geographer. He was […]


Beet juice benefits older adults

Wake Forest researchers have shown for the first time that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.


Cindy Gendrich: Why do we laugh?

Professor of Theatre Cindy Gendrich is one of those people who can’t stop herself from laughing, sometimes too loudly and at inappropriate times. “I adore it when people tell funny stories at funerals, for instance, since it seems to me to be a way […]


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