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I Have A Dream

Administrative offices are closed today in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. It is a day that many people will spend in reflection and in service to others. So for today’s Daily Deac, thought it would be meaningful to reprint his entire […]


Ed Wilson’s ideal bookshelf

Provost Emeritus and Professor of English Edwin G. Wilson (‘43), known affectionately to all as “Mr. Wake Forest,” is a legendary name on the Wake Forest campus. He retired before he could teach your students, but for our alumni families, I’m not sure there is […]


Spotlight on mental health

I know that students are trickling back on to campus. How, you ask? As I drove off campus last night, I saw a handful of young people jogging. Normally when school is in session, there are a ton of students jogging on campus and on […]


Wake Downtown is one year old!

Today’s Daily Deac is a guest blog from Rebecca Alexander, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Academic Programming for Wake Downtown. ———- Just a year ago we were still unpacking boxes and eager to welcome the first students to this great new space. We had an […]


Coats off!

Hallelujah, the frozen tundra of Winston-Salem has finally thawed! Today it is a downright warm 62 degrees, and the increase in the temperature has made our moods sunny as well. For the first time in what seems like a month or more, I see people […]


Monday Roundup

Happy Monday, Deac families. Today’s Daily Deac is going to be like buckshot – a little bit of everything all over the place. Weather: know that there are many parts of the country dealing with frigid weather – and Winston-Salem had been among them until […]


Meet a Deac – Bill Wells (’74)

You all know by now that I am a huge fangirl for our soccer team. Tonight at 7:30 is the MAC Hermann Trophy presentation, and our own Jon Bakero is one of the three finalists. You can watch a livestream of the event; […]


Reentry is hard

We’re gearing up for the return of our students. First it will be the young ladies who are participating in sorority recruitment (what we called “rush” when I was in college), then the rest of the student body. The start of the spring semester brings […]


The Best of 2017 – from Provost Rogan Kersh (’86)

Every year, our Provost, Rogan Kersh (’86) does a “Best Of” list that features some of the best books, articles, movies, music, and restaurants from the previous year. This has become an annual tradition at Wake and many of our parents and families have […]


First Day Back for Us

Today is the first day that administrative offices are open on campus after the Winter Break. No more pajamas and couch time for us, it’s back to real adulting :) As in so many other parts of the country, campus is freezing cold. I mean, […]


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