The Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) has been honored with a prestigious award from the National Career Development Association for the First-Generation Career Readiness Initiative. Launched in 2022, the initiative fundamentally reshaped the career ecosystem for first-generation (FG) undergraduates at Wake Forest. By […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Personal & Career Development
The following titles represent recently published works from current and retired Wake Forest faculty members. Spanning disciplines across the arts, humanities, sciences, and professional schools, these publications reflect a breadth and depth of scholarship. August July June May April March January
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Research & Discovery
Professor Ovidiu Csillik’s classes map campus trees Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of environment and sustainability studies, led a project to produce a publicly accessible, interactive 3D digital map of campus trees. It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of […]
Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
On Aug. 18, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. recognized Wake Forest with the 2026 Truliant Collaboration of the Year Award during its annual State of the Economy luncheon. The award recognizes the visionary partnership that brought the German National Team’s base camp to Winston-Salem. Vice President of […]
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Wake Forest is fortunate to have a talented team of writers, photographers, designers, videographers, marketers and storytellers working behind the scenes to bring the University’s story to life. Their work plays a critical role in shaping how Wake Forest is viewed by prospective students, alumni, […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition
Wake Forest University has been recognized as one of North Carolina’s 100 best employers in Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2026. Notable findings From Forbes One of the surest signs of a great employer is an engaged workforce. But creating an environment […]
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The Graylyn Estate has been named the #1 ‘Best Boutique Hotel’ by USA TODAY’s Readers’ Choice Awards. After a nomination by a team of travel experts and weeks of voting, USA TODAY 10Best announced the results today, naming Graylyn as the […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, University Announcements
Wake Forest and the ECI have received $8.5 million in a joint grant—$3.5 million from the John Templeton Foundation matched by $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc.—to organize new communities around specific interests within character education, provide new opportunities for emerging leaders in the field, […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Leadership & Character, Research & Discovery, University Announcements
Wake Forest has again been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Women, earning the No. 38 spot on the 2026 list, up seven places from No. 45 last year. Wake Forest is the top-ranked employer in North […]
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Human Resources, University Announcements
Wake Forest ranked No. 17 in LinkedIn’s Top Colleges 2026 ranking, climbing eight spots from its No. 25 debut on last year’s inaugural list. The ranking evaluates colleges and universities that best prepare graduates for long-term career success. Wake Forest also […]