I’m back from my event and it seems like this week has lasted a year. Let’s jump right into the tough stuff. We’ve tried to keep parents and families informed of the status of the shooting investigation as those details are released to us from […]
I wrote the Daily Deac post below on Sunday. As most of you know by now, there was an incident on campus early Saturday morning which resulted in a student from Winston-Salem State, Najee Ali Baker, being shot; he later died from his injuries. There […]
Happy Black and Gold (and white, there is still snow) Friday, Deac families. Today I saw news of an event so wonderful it is definitely worth sharing: Special Event/ Speaker: Margot Lee Shetterly (author of Hidden Figures) Writer, researcher, and […]
As you have probably heard from your students, we had a snow day yesterday. Despite a prediction of 1-3″, we got a whopping 6.5″ of snow at my house, and I am only 3 miles from campus so I assume it was the same there. […]
The students are back, and there is a lot of energy back on campus with them. Today is Bid Day for sororities, which means at 3:45 pm, groups started gathering on the Quad (or at their lounges if at other residence halls off the Quad) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
