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Wake Forest to host N.C. Sociological Association

The annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA) will be hosted by the University’s Sociology Department on Feb. 12 at Wake Forest Biotech Place in Innovation Quarter. NCSA President-Elect Steve Gunkel, associate teaching professor of sociology at Wake Forest, has organized the statewide conference on behalf of the NCSA with this year’s theme “Doing Justice: Community, Social, or Criminal?”


Thursdays at Byrum

The Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions invite faculty and staff to Thursdays at the Porter B. Byrum Welcome and Admissions Center on March 7. A wine and cheese reception will run from 4-4:30 p.m., followed by a program from 4:30-5:15 p.m. that […]

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Nicaragua: Surviving the legacy of U.S. policy

The Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Wake Forest University will host Paul Dix and Pam Fitzpatrick for a discussion on the effects of the U.S. policy in Nicaragua. The financial support received by Nicaragua’s rebel groups during the 1980s from the U.S. had […]

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September 2010 staff milestones

40 Years Toby A. Hale, Associate Dean for Special Academic Projects, Wake Forest College 35 Years Kenneth A. Zick, Vice President and Dean for Student Affairs 25 Years Julie D. Griffin, Champs/Life Skills Coordinator, Student-Athlete Services


Director of Ethnic Studies appointed

Earl Smith, Dean of Social Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University, will head Wake Forest University’s new American ethnic studies program beginning in fall 1996. The distinguished sociology professor has been named Director and Rubin Professor of American Ethnic Studies. Smith is the author of books […]


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