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 […]
Global awareness and education has become a major focus over the past decade at Wake Forest. The internet and cable news has shrunk the world and our students are eager to learn more about faraway places and how they can become a part of social, […]
Happy Monday, Wake Forest parents! It’s beginning to look like the end of the semester and students are probably thinking about tests and papers and prepping for Post-Exams (Beach Week) and ultimately about coming home for the summer. As it begins to dawn on them […]
Lastnight was the Voices of Our Time event on politics and Washington with journalists (and WFU parents) Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour and Al Hunt of Bloomberg News. It was a lively 65 minute event, with President Nathan O. Hatch interviewing the couple for […]
And I have photographic proof. OK, so it isn’t really her, it’s a life-size cutout of her holding an invitation to tonight’s Voices of Our Time event. Voices of Our Time is a speaker series where we bring national and international thought leaders […]
This morning is Campus Day for accepted students. Over 400 families are scheduled to be on campus today, and there will be an equal number (or maybe even more) at Campus Day next Friday. Other than Commencement, Campus Day is one of the best days […]
The big news on campus yesterday was that our provost, Jill Tiefenthaler, will leave Wake Forest at the end of June to become president of Colorado College. In a university structure, the provost is the chief academic officer. Deans of individual schools of the university […]
Parents – we spend most of our time on the Parents’ Page talking about your current WFU students. However, for those of you who have high school students, there is a summer opportunity that might be a wonderful fit for them. LENS is a […]
Today is going to be a gorgeous day on campus. Should be in the low 80s by afternoon, sunny and wonderful. The downside to all of the good weather is that the pollen is starting to come out, and clumps of the stuff from the […]
