We had an interesting night last night: it started sleeting around the time I went home from work, and then at times throughout the evening we had big wet snowflakes falling. It was never cold enough for it to stick on the ground, though there […]
We have great news from our new and dynamic department of Engineering. 43 students have declared a major in Engineering. What is more impressive is that, according to department chair Olga Pierrakos, the national averages show that engineering programs lose about 40-60% of their students […]
Today’s Daily Deac was written by our periodic guest blogger, Emily Beeland (’19). As a second semester senior, I’ve had time to experience a lot of the unique experiences that make up a Wake Forest education. These range from seeing the fabulous Renee Elise Goldsberry […]
Today students got an email regarding the housing selection process for the next academic year. You can read it here. I get headlines every day from The Chronicle of Higher Education, which is one of the best-known sources for writing about all things higher […]
Happy Valentine’s Day, Deac families! It’s a nice sunny morning, as seen on the Quad Cam pic. Temps will get up to the low 60s today, which beats the cold of the last few days. Here is a little something from Deacon Greetings from […]
Still trying to catch up on all that I had been missing because of the flu. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. If you haven’t had the chance to send your Deac a card, we have you covered. Use our Deacon Greetings. They are electronic cards […]
I am [kindasorta] back following a dreadful bout of influenza. It hit me last Wednesday, then Mr. Daily Deac a couple of days later, and finally Class of ’27 (I am working from home while he battles it). This is a terrible, draining flu and […]
The Daily Deac is going dark for a few days due to illness. We’ll try to get the blog up and running mid next week. Thank you for your patience.
Last night I was fortunate to be able to attend the Senior Orations. Each year, a select group of seniors are invited to write an oration that deals with “a reasoned critique of culture or higher education or an unusual insight learned, in or […]
Today is a spectacular day. It is in the low 70s and sunny, and people’s spirits are high. I was walking on the south side of campus right around 11 am when classes were changing. There were tons of students sitting outdoors in the […]
