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Gimme a Y      [Y!] Gimme an E     [E!] Gimme an L     [L!] Gimme an L     [L!] Gimme an O     [O!] Gimme a W     [W] What’s that spell?   [YELLOW!] AND WE ARE BACK IN YELLOW! Families and students […]

Some of you may have seen this recent Instagram post by Brené Brown about the idea that grief requires witnessing. It was shared in the context of the milestone of 500,000 COVID deaths in our country, and how an added indignity of COVID is […]

We’re now moving into one of the most ‘beautiful weather’ times in Winston-Salem: warm (but not hot), sunny, and spring flowers are starting to bloom everywhere. And it’s almost the middle of March, which means we are about halfway through the semester. If they aren’t […]

It’s sunny and beautiful today, and the forecast looks like the week will just get better and better. Our ’24s got their edition of Letters So Dear yesterday. And while Letters So Dear is meant specifically for first-year students, there was a […]

Wake Forest prides itself on being a vibrant residential campus, and on-campus living plays a huge role in that. Today I am pleased to introduce you to Zach Blackmon of Residence Life and Housing. Full disclosure, Zach: you and I were in grad school together […]

Happy Friday, Deac families, and some great news today! A message went out this afternoon to students about our hopeful return to Yellow Operating Status starting March 12. You can read the whole message here, but I’ll pull out the BLUF (Bottom Line […]

I have a serious case of Spring Fever. Today is 65 and sunny, and the forecast says we’ll dip back into the 50s for the rest of this week, but much of next week looks like mid 60s to low 70s. I am here for […]

Here’s a little blast from the past for our P’21 parents and families: nearly 4 years ago, as the Class of 2021 was being finalized, we got a snapshot of who our ’21 students were. This was from the starting point of their college experience […]

Today is all about some quick hits: I happened to stumble upon this gem: every day in March at noon, Wake Forest University Theatre will release a Shakespeare sonnet, presented by a different student, faculty, or staff member at Wake.  We will be releasing each […]

It’s Monday, which means it is Meet A Deac day, but some news before we get to that. It is not the norm for the Daily Deac to discuss conduct issues. That said, some of you contacted me about an incident this weekend at a […]