Ansel Adams
We’re coming down to the final part of the semester, and I am already seeing some of the drain and the strain on students’ faces as they think about finals and papers and projects that will be due within the next 20 days or so. When […]
The Incomparable Ed Wilson (’43)
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 […]
Two Upcoming Events of Note
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: […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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 […]
Meet a Deac – Stephen Colbert!!!!!!
This news should go live on the WFU website by 4:30 pm today, but the powers that be gave me permission to put it in the Daily Deac a few minutes ahead of the official release so it could go out to you today. Stephen Colbert, former […]
Shag on the Mag
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 […]
Spring, Glorious Spring
Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day, making it two in a row for stunners. It was sunny, it was cool in the morning then warmed up to a nice low-70s range, and there was a light breeze. It was a day made for being outside, […]
Event on Campus Today
Dr. Hatch sent a message to all students, faculty and staff yesterday about an upcoming speaker in The Leadership Series, Charles Best, CEO of DonorsChoose.org. There is a corresponding event today, and I received this email from a colleague with more details: On March 29 […]
The Worry Letter, and the Advice Letter
Happy Monday, Deac families! I am an enormous fan of the lost art of letter writing. Many moons ago in 2013, we ran a Daily Deac called “The Worry Letter,” which was one of the blogs on which I got the most feedback from […]
Mark Your Calendars for Pro Humanitate Day – April 9th
Doing good for humanity is part of the DNA of Wake Foresters. We have an event coming up on April 9th called Pro Humantitate Day that your students can get involved with – and you can participate in your home areas too! “Last year […]