Summer, At Last
Normally when you get to early or mid-July in North Carolina, it is sunny, hot, and humid every day. Like much of the country, we had an extremely wet end of June/beginning of July – so much so that many of us despaired of ever […]
Family Weekend Registration Begins July 17
Family Weekend will be held October 4-6, and this is a wonderful weekend for Wake Forest students and families. The full schedule of events is online. The Daily Deac wanted to copy some of the information about registration, especially for those new parents […]
New Student Receptions
The Parent Programs office is in the midst of New Student Receptions – parties where we gather together the incoming Class of 2017 students and their parents or family members so they can meet each other and begin forming relationships prior to Orientation. There […]
How to Avoid a Bonfire of the Humanities
Today is the final day of looking at some of the ‘best of’s in articles talking about the value of a liberal arts education. This is from the Wall Street Journal, October 2012. Hope you have enjoyed thinking about the complexities of the […]
A Liberal Education: Preparation for Career Success
The Daily Deac is continuing its look at the value of a liberal arts education in part two of what will be a three part series. This is an oldie but goodie, the reflections of A.G. Lafley, former chairman of Proctor and Gamble. This was […]
The Humanities in Crisis? Not at Most Schools
A week or two ago the Daily Deac had featured a column about The Decline and Fall of the English Major. It was an interesting read and a compelling one, at least from my perspective as holding two degrees in English (both from WFU). […]
Pre-Orientation Programs
We are just shy of one week from the 7/15 application deadline for some of our Pre-Orientation programs (SPARC and Deacon Camp) and for the Pre-School Retreat, the application extends to 7/31. I have heard from some colleagues in Campus Life, who sponsor these […]
Rising Senior’s Story in the Winston-Salem Journal
There is no shortage of remarkable Wake Forest students with compelling stories. Today, there is a terrific feature in the Winston-Salem Journal about Eleanor Saffian , a rising senior, and her work with research on Down Syndrome. Eleanor’s younger brother, Charlie, has Down Syndrome […]
The Scent of Summer
For those of you fortunate enough to have lived in the South, you know that summer is a time when we enjoy warm sun, sweet tea, and the heady scent of magnolias in the air. I was walking along the Manchester (aka Mag) Quad on […]
Happy Fourth of July!
The University is closed today for the Fourth of July holiday. Wherever you are, Deac families, we hope you have a wonderful day, with rest, good picnic food, lots of sun, fireworks, and of course, your loved ones. And how can you celebrate Independence […]
