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An invitation from President Hatch: Character and the Professions Conference

The following message was emailed to the Wake Forest community on March 15 on behalf of University President Nathan O. Hatch: I write to invite you to participate in the virtual conference on Character and the Professions hosted on March 18-20 by the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest and the Oxford Character Project at the University of Oxford. The conference will kick off on Thursday evening, March 18, with a keynote session with former U.S. Secretaries of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright and Gen. Colin L. Powell.

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Wake Forest maintains regularly updated COVID-19 website

Wake Forest is maintaining a regularly updated COVID-19 website with information intended to keep students, faculty, staff and others informed on the University’s latest announcements regarding COVID-19, along with helpful links to the current information provided by federal and other reliable resources.  The site is located at coronavirus.wfu.edu.


A message from President Hatch regarding the CARE Team

President Hatch e-mailed the following message to faculty and staff on Oct. 22:

At Wake Forest University our Campus Assessment, Response and Evaluation (CARE) Team is a vital resource, available to all of us. The CARE Team is here to help when you are worried about a student, colleague, or anyone who is connected with our campus.


A Historic Milestone

President Nathan Hatch announced a historic milestone on Oct. 15 in a message e-mailed to students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends:

Dear Wake Forest community,

On this day in 1951, President Harry Truman helped Wake Forest College break ground on a new campus in Winston-Salem. That historic moment, made possible by an act of incredible philanthropic support by the Reynolds family, expanded the horizons for what would become a nationally admired institution of higher education.


Ozioma Obi-Onuoha

his announcement was emailed by President Hatch to students, faculty and staff on May 8:Dear Wake Forest Students, Faculty and Staff,I am saddened to inform you that Ozioma (Ozi) Obi-Onuoha, a first-year law student from Raleigh, N.C., has died.


President Hatch: Update on the college admissions investigation

President Nathan Hatch emailed this message to students, faculty and staff on March 13:

Dear Wake Forest students, faculty and staff,

Since my message to the campus community yesterday, I have received several emails expressing shock, disappointment and anger that Wake Forest volleyball coach Bill Ferguson was named in a federal indictment referred to by the U.S. Department of Justice as “Operation Varsity Blues.” The indictment alleges Ferguson accepted financial payments to influence the admission of a student that had previously been placed on the waitlist.


A message from President Hatch

This message was emailed by President Hatch to students, faculty and staff on Jan. 14:

Dear Wake Forest community,

Welcome to 2019! I hope your time away from Wake Forest was refreshing and you return with a deep anticipation of what this year holds. As we start a new semester, I want to offer you a reflection and some encouragement.


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