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Great outdoor spaces – Farrell

I am out all week this week, so this is a prepost. As we think about the fall, I want to draw attention to some of the wonderful campus spaces that our students can use, with appropriate social distancing and masking, of course. Farrell Hall, […]


The Decline and Fall of the English Major

I’m nearly through my week of PTO :) so once again this is a pre-post. Every so often, there is an article about higher ed that really sticks in my mind. Perhaps because I was an English major myself, I was particularly drawn to an […]


Wake Wednesday – Welcome to Holland

I am out all week this week, so this is a prepost. This week for our Wake Wednesday advice (geared as always to P’24, but hopefully relatable to all families), I want to tell you a story. Many years ago, my 15 year old (who […]


Faculty Etiquette

Since I am on PTO this week, I am pre-posting some content. Today’s post is something I run every year as we get closer to the start of classes. It’s about how your Deacs can put their best foot forward with faculty. A few years […]


Tuition Insurance

I’m on PTO all this week, so am bringing you some preposted content. Today’s Daily Deac is about a program that you may not know exists, but we want you to be aware so you can make an informed choice. It’s about tuition insurance, a […]


Special Places on Campus

This is a pre-posted blog, as I am out of the office today – and will be out all next week as well. Wake Forest is arguably one of the prettiest campuses in the country, and each week I have been trying to pay homage […]


Fireworks

We are getting ready to head into a long holiday weekend, and I thought it might be fun to show some moments on campus when we were displaying some Fourth of July spirit (even if these were not happening on the Fourth of July proper). […]


Wake Wednesday

Yesterday, we shared a tremendous amount of information about the fall semester. Administrators and faculty have been working on these plans for weeks, and as such we’ve had time to wrap our heads around some of the logistics of these plans. Now that our full […]


Lots and lots of new info

This afternoon, President Hatch sent a message to all students, faculty, staff, and parents/families about the plans for the fall. Read the message here.  The message links to an updated version of ourwayforward.wfu.edu, where there is lots and lots to digest. I encourage […]


10 things to do during your time at Wake

Today I want to share 10 things I think all students should do while they are at Wake, in no particular order. 1. Smell the magnolias when they are in full bloom. Preferably when it is just getting dark outside, when they seem to be […]


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