A common theme that I have heard from some of the freshmen I meet is “I have no idea what I want to major in and I am freaking out about it.” They feel pressure that they should know (but don’t), they are dreading you […]
Big news on this Black and Gold Friday, Deac families, and especially the P’16s. We have announced our Commencement speaker: “Eboo Patel, a leading voice for interfaith cooperation and the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement […]
It is arguably the prettiest time of year on campus right now. Tons and tons of tulips popping up in flower beds (and red, my favorite!), the trees are flowering, and Mother So Dear is looking *fabulous*. Had an impromptu visit from some students, which […]
Here’s a “minute from Wake Forest” today. It was a chilly morning, so I was hoofing it as fast as I could across the Quad to Reynolda, where I had a meeting. As I scurried by, I saw all these tags hanging from […]
I am doing a talk tomorrow with some parents of high school seniors. In prepping for that, I was trying to think of some of the most critical pieces of advice – and I came back to the idea of letting go, and letting students learn […]
This past Friday was Campus Day for Accepted Students (the first of two, the other will be Friday, April 22nd). There were 400ish prospective families with us, and of those I talked to during the registration period, it seemed pretty evenly split between students who […]
I’m headed to Raleigh tonight for the Wake Will event there – and I hope to meet a lot of our Raleigh area parents! I will be looking for people with P’ years on their nametags, but you can look for me too (I’m sporting […]
I received a message yesterday from one of our History faculty members about an upcoming panel discussion this Thursday that might be of interest to current students, but also to any families who might be visiting for this Friday’s Campus Day. Here are some details: […]
Happy Monday, Deac families – and it’s a beautiful one here at Mother So Dear. Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending a reception in honor of Harold Tedford, Professor Emeritus of Theatre, and for whom the Main Stage Theatre has been named. It […]
Shag on the Mag happens tomorrow night, and the SOTM tent is going up today. This is always a terrific event, with students dressing up and doing shag dancing to beach music, which is a delightful North Carolinian kind of tradition. You can see […]
