It’s a busy day on campus as Commencement approaches. The tent has been up for a few days now and the stage was constructed yesterday. Today it’s raining, but during the week the Quad has been mowed every day or two in preparation for the […]
Graduation is literally right around the corner. Depending on what your job is on campus, you may be checking the forecast and praying for sunny skies and weather that is warm but not too hot, or putting the final coat of paint on all the […]
One of the great professors I’ve had the privilege to work with at Wake Forest is Charles Kimball. He was a professor of religion here from maybe the mid 90s to the late 00s. He was a favorite of students and we frequently asked him […]
A colleague of mine in the law school made me aware of a new class that is being offered this summer. “Topics in Political Science: Lawyers and Legal Institutions” (PS 286), will be offered for credit beginning in May during Summer Session […]
Around 4:15 yesterday on the Quad, I noticed a small red thing sitting in the grass, nearly dead center of the Quad. From a distance, it looked like a small statue. Upon closer inspection, it looked a bit like a pinata (with the same kind […]
A few weeks ago, we held an event on campus called the Stewardship Breakfast – where we bring together scholarship recipients with their donors. It’s always a wonderful occasion, very happy – because people can see how the gift they made to Wake Forest impacted […]
We’re halfway through finals, and some of your students may already be home (or coming soon). Others still have work to do, or the beach for Post-Exams. There are signs all over campus outside each residence hall alerting students about what they must do […]
The Graffiti Wall is a tradition during finals week. It’s set up in the atrium of the library, with containers of paint and brushes, and students are encouraged to express themselves and let off a little bit of pre-exam stress. Graffiti runs the […]
Campus is beginning to be quieter. With finals in mid stream, students are in that mode of study-eat-sleep-test. Though the weather is great, there are not a ton of students studying outside. It’s almost as if they know they have to be hunkered down in […]
The final message of the semester for first-year parents (or any interested parents, really) was about the Summer Reading List and how to be intellectually engaged over the summer. You can read the initial message here. Lynn Sutton, Dean of the Z. Smith Reynolds […]
