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Humanities at the heart of education

The humanities aren’t an idea whose time has passed, but a content-rich trove of knowledge that should be actively shared to help students and others understand the past and present, historian Edward Ayers said during his keynote address Friday at the official launch of Wake […]

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Symposium to focus on the humanities

The importance of the humanities to a liberal arts education will be on full display during a two-day symposium marking the official launch of the Wake Forest Humanities Institute on March 18 and 19. Two nationally known advocates for the humanities — historian Edward Ayers […]

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Director chosen for Humanities Institute

Associate Professor of Religion Mary Foskett has been named the first director of Wake Forest’s new Humanities Institute. The Institute, which was formally established last October, will support interdisciplinary scholarship, research initiatives and education in the humanities. “Our aim is to support the multidisciplinary community […]


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