When I wrote my first post for this blog – which became “From Wente’s Desk,” a monthly exploration of my reflections and experiences as your president – I reflected on the notion of what I called radical collaboration, and my belief that our […]
Categories: From Wente's Desk
President Wente walks and talks with Professor of Spanish José Luis Venegas about how history inhabits the present, who gets to tell stories, what those stories mean and who gets left out. He encourages students to look at the big questions and think about those questions across cultures and languages.
Categories: Walk with Wente
It is wonderful to be with you today on this most exciting occasion – and I want to extend a special welcome to your friends, your families, and all of our guests to Wake Forest University.
Categories: Speeches
For the final episode of Walk with Wente, the tables are turned: MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle walks and talks with President Wente, who shares why she chose Wake Forest and her call to lead a university where she felt she could have an impact. “When I looked at Wake Forest and all of its potential, I could see where I could bring my background and experience, and we could do great things together.”
Categories: Walk with Wente
This weekend, I did something I have never done before at Wake Forest. I took the mound and then took a step forward toward the catcher. And here is what I can tell you: Pitching a baseball is not for the faint of heart! I […]
Categories: From Wente's Desk
President Susan R. Wente walks and talks with art history professor Jay Curley about how the study of art is at the center of many different disciplines. From how the brain makes meaning of art to sustained looking to visual literacy skills to art analysis, his students learn how art is integrated into the human experience.
Categories: Walk with Wente
Dear Wake Forest community, I am pleased to share that Dr. Nell Jessup Newton has agreed to continue serving as interim provost through the presidential transition and the 2026-27 academic year, as needed. This extension ensures continuity and stability in our academic leadership during this […]
Categories: Emails
In the months since announcing that my presidential tenure will conclude at the end of this coming June, I have often found myself in moments of reflection. Transitions invite us to look back, and some have asked about the path that led me to […]
Categories: From Wente's Desk
President Wente walks and talks with Dr. Tao Ma, professor of internal medicine, about his neuroscience research on the molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and Down Syndrome. His goal: finding a cure. “The future is exciting and bright,” Ma said. Students – graduate students and undergraduates – are a key part of his research. “Many times, people think of science as just one person doing it alone…These days, especially for biomedical research, it’s really teamwork.”
Categories: Walk with Wente
Each year in February, we celebrate the founding of our great university in February 1834, originally in the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina. During my first Founders Day address to the community, I asked a question I have recently reflected on as it […]
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