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Green shares knowledge as visiting scholar

Michael D. Green, the Bess and Walter Williams Distinguished Chair at the School of Law, recently spent three days at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law as part of Cleveland State’s Visiting Scholar Program. Green, one of the country’s leading experts in tort law, spoke to students, […]


Thursdays at Byrum Hall

The Provost and the Undergraduate Admissions Office invite faculty and staff to Thursdays at Porter B. Byrum Hall (the Welcome and Admissions Center) on Oct. 6. 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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Leading human-rights scholar will speak

“Targeted Killings Beyond Borders: An International Law Perspective” is the topic of this fall’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecture that will feature Philip Alston, the John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University Law School. The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, […]

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Meet Trevor Hughes, School of Law

Trevor Hughes does a lot of running in his professional life, keeping the law school’s website up and running, and in his personal life, as a triathlete. He’ll be participating in his first “Half Ironman” competition this month. After graduating from Wake Forest in […]


Provost search committee appointed

Wake Forest has named an interim provost and formed a search committee to seek a replacement for Provost Jill Tiefenthaler. Tiefenthaler was named president of Colorado College in Colorado Springs earlier this month. Her resignation as provost will be effective June 30. President Nathan O. […]


‘Losing to Win:’ Race and college athletics

Scholars, journalists, coaches, athletes, and athletic administrators will examine the complex racial issues affecting intercollegiate athletics during a major conference at Wake Forest April 13 and 14. The conference, “Losing to Win,” will be held in the Benson University Center. It is free and open […]

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Scales will retire

Jan Scales, longtime office manager and client coordinator of the law school’s Elder Law Clinic, is retiring. She joined the University in 1989 and worked in the University’s legal office before coming to the law clinic in 1992. She was named Wake Forest’s Employee of […]


Newman named fellow of ABF

Joel Newman, School of Law professor, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Only one-third of 1 percent of the lawyers in America are named Fellows. Newman is well known nationally and internationally as a tax scholar and lawyer. Read more.


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