The Humanities Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year by gathering stories from faculty about their collaborations with the Institute over the past decade. Building on its liberal arts tradition, Wake Forest established the Humanities Institute to support innovative scholarship and collaboration in October 2010. The Humanities Institute publicly celebrated its launch in March 2011.
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Professor of English Dean J. Franco has been named director of the Wake Forest University Humanities Institute beginning January 2017.
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The Office of the Provost has approved a one-year planning grant to establish the Eudaimonia Institute to study human flourishing.
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Mary Foskett, Wake Forest Kahle Professor of Religion, will lecture on “Biblical Studies and the Humanities: Reflections on Past Practices and New Directions” on Tuesday, April 21 at 4 p.m. at the Kulynych Auditorium at the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. Foskett joined Wake Forest in 1997. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses […]
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Congratulations to the College’s newest endowed professors, this year’s Wake Forest Faculty Fellows and those faculty receiving promotions. The Wake Forest Professorship award is an endowed chair position and is among the University’s highest honors. The selection criteria include exceptional skill and sustained dedication […]
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Dear Wake Forest community: As members of the Commencement Speaker Advisory Committee, we look forward to engaging our graduating students and other members of the university community in the selection process of our 2014 Commencement speaker. As we begin this exciting task, we look to […]
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How well colleges and universities prepare students for life and work after college is always a timely topic this time of year given the many commencement-related stories in May and June. Widely recognized as a national leader in helping students make the transition from college […]
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Congratulations to Rebecca Powell, postdoc research associate in the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: Thermal controls on ecosystem metabolism and function: scaling from leaves to canopies to regions” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the […]
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Dear Wake Forest Community, As members of the Commencement Speaker Advisory Committee, we look forward to engaging graduating students and other members of the university community in the selection process of our 2013 Commencement speaker. As we begin this exciting task, we look to you […]
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Dear Wake Forest Community, Early this month, I shared plans for three advisory committees to lead Wake Forest in discussions of important topics: Commencement Speaker Advisory, Chick-fil-A Campus Dialogue and Vice President for Campus Life Advisory. Today, I am pleased to announce the faculty, staff […]
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