Next Steps in our Shared Commitment Toward a More Equitable Community
On Aug. 10, President Susan R. Wente shared a message to campus.
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Expanding the Narrative of Wake Forest: Update on the Advisory Committee on Naming
University President Nathan O. Hatch shared the following message with the Wake Forest community on March 22. Over the course of the last several years, our community has taken important steps to illuminate our history, address our present and reaffirm our commitments for the future. The work of the Slavery, Race and Memory Project as well as the efforts of the members of the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community have led our progress.
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Updates from HR: Vaccines, operating status, focus groups, TIAA webinars, and Character and the Professions conference
Wake Forest University Human Resources shared updates with faculty and staff on March 11, 2021 regarding COVID-19 vaccines, return to Yellow Operating Status, upcoming employee focus groups, TIAA webinars, and the Character and the Professions conference.
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Founders’ Day Convocation is today at 4 p.m.
Please join us today at 4 p.m. EST for Founders’ Day Convocation. Each year, the Wake Forest family gathers to observe the University’s founding in February 1834. This year’s virtual program will include a student oration, musical performances and an update from the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community.
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Join us for Founders’ Day Convocation on Feb. 18
Each year, the Wake Forest family gathers for Founders’ Day Convocation to observe the University’s founding in February 1834. This year’s virtual program on Feb. 18, 2021 will include a student oration, musical performances and an update from the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community provided by José Villalba, vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and Erica Still, associate dean of the College for faculty recruitment, diversity and inclusion.
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Founders’ Day Convocation Announcement
The following message was emailed by President Hatch to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 20:
As you know, Wake Forest University continues efforts to examine its history and reconcile its implications for our present and our future. During Founders’ Day Convocation later this afternoon, I will acknowledge the University’s participation in the institution of slavery and offer an apology for how Wake Forest benefitted from the labor and sale of enslaved people. This moment will be another step in our efforts to confront our past.
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A message from the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey for the institutional equity audit in the past week. Overall, 468 surveys were submitted, for an overall response rate of 4.02%. The survey is just one part of the auditor’s data collection process; they will also be holding individual interviews and a thorough document and artifact review in the next few weeks. Taken together, the data will contribute to a picture of the institution’s current position relative to its aspirations for a truly diverse and inclusive community.
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