It. Is. Still. Raining. And looks like we will have rain through Thursday. Poteat Field, where so many students play intramurals or informal sports like kicking a soccer ball around, is covered in giant puddles. Definitely not a cheery week. BUT…here’s the bright spot […]
Some of you have written in about the story of the fearless alumnae who were the first women of color to integrate Wake Forest’s residence halls. In case you missed it, there is a story online, but also this great video with the […]
Today’s Daily Deac is a guest post from Matthew Cheng (’20) Marketing Director for TEDxWakeForestU ———————————————– What have you had to re-envision in order to lead a different life? What ideas worth spreading have you generated in the process? These are the essential questions of […]
Earlier this morning, there was a tornado watch issued, then a tornado warning. Details were posted on Wake Alert (and were emailed and texted to all members of the campus community). As with all campuswide emails, I also posted on our Family News […]
Historically our students who go abroad have tended to want to go primarily in the fall semester of their junior year. As I have said before, the pro of that is they get to go abroad with the largest group of their friends, and the […]
I heard a presentation yesterday from a faculty member I very much admire, and one of the things they said was that it takes a full year to adjust to college. Sometimes even more. So it is not unusual to have first-year students (or even […]
It’s back to work after the Super Bowl. And there is a really interesting upcoming event taking place this Wednesday at 7:30 in Wait Chapel called The Defamation Experience: The Wake Forest University community is invited to an evening of theatre, engagement, and dialogue […]
Happy Friday, Deac families! Have a smorgasbord of things to share today: First of all, it SNOWED today. Starting around 1:30, we had big, chunky, wet snow. The ground is not cold enough for it to stick, so it melted pretty much on contact […]
There was a really important article in today’s Old Gold and Black. One of our Divinity students has written a very moving letter about his own journey of recovery and sobriety; read it here. I am so grateful he was brave enough to share […]
This one is for our P’20s, our senior families. Just found out today that the Commencement 2020 website has gone live. The speakers have not yet been announced, but you can explore the site, look at the schedule, and get a sense of what […]
