Today is the final day of looking at some of the ‘best of’s in articles talking about the value of a liberal arts education. This is from the Wall Street Journal, October 2012. Hope you have enjoyed thinking about the complexities of the […]
The Daily Deac is continuing its look at the value of a liberal arts education in part two of what will be a three part series. This is an oldie but goodie, the reflections of A.G. Lafley, former chairman of Proctor and Gamble. This was […]
A week or two ago the Daily Deac had featured a column about The Decline and Fall of the English Major. It was an interesting read and a compelling one, at least from my perspective as holding two degrees in English (both from WFU). […]
We are just shy of one week from the 7/15 application deadline for some of our Pre-Orientation programs (SPARC and Deacon Camp) and for the Pre-School Retreat, the application extends to 7/31. I have heard from some colleagues in Campus Life, who sponsor these […]
There is no shortage of remarkable Wake Forest students with compelling stories. Today, there is a terrific feature in the Winston-Salem Journal about Eleanor Saffian , a rising senior, and her work with research on Down Syndrome. Eleanor’s younger brother, Charlie, has Down Syndrome […]
For those of you fortunate enough to have lived in the South, you know that summer is a time when we enjoy warm sun, sweet tea, and the heady scent of magnolias in the air. I was walking along the Manchester (aka Mag) Quad on […]
The University is closed today for the Fourth of July holiday. Wherever you are, Deac families, we hope you have a wonderful day, with rest, good picnic food, lots of sun, fireworks, and of course, your loved ones. And how can you celebrate Independence […]
The Parent Programs office will be taking a little break in celebration of the 4th of July holiday. We are closing shop early today (Wednesday afternoon), and the University as a whole will be closed tomorrow, July 4. While the rest of the University will […]
The first session of summer school is coming to a close, with finals taking place now. Summer school is always a rigorous affair, because you are digesting a semester’s worth of material in about half the time. But there are distinct advantages too – as […]
Big news this weekend as one of our own Deacs had a big win. Bill Haas (’04) won the AT&T National this weekend with a final round of 66. Full story below from wakeforestsports.com. Also, you can read the story on USA Today.com […]
