Inside Categories: From Leadership Archive

Ballet dancer, author and founder Misty Copeland, who made history as the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, will deliver Wake Forest’s commencement address on Monday, May 18. The ceremony will take place on Hearn Plaza and begins […]

This message is sent on behalf of Curt Farmer and Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, co-chairs of the Presidential Search Committee.  Dear Wake Forest community:  As promised, we are providing an end-of-the-year update on the search for Wake Forest’s next president.  First, thank you for answering our […]

This message is sent on behalf of Curt Farmer and Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, co-chairs of the Presidential Search Committee.  Dear Wake Forest community:  We write today to offer a brief update on the search for Wake Forest’s 15th president. The appointment of a new leader […]

Wake Forest launches first-ever University-level marketing campaign to amplify academic reputation Wake Forest is launching a bold new chapter in its story of academic excellence with the introduction of The Wake Up Campaign. This campaign marks the University’s first enterprise-wide marketing effort designed to make […]

This message is sent on behalf of Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt (’79, MBA ’87), Chair, Wake Forest University Board of Trustees. Dear Wake Forest community: In one of her first addresses to the Wake Forest Board of Trustees and in other early remarks to a variety […]

Dr. Susan R. Wente announced today that she will step down as Wake Forest University’s president on June 30, 2026. She has served as Wake Forest’s 14th president and a Distinguished University Professor of Biology and Biochemistry since July 2021.  “With a sense of gratitude […]