Dear Wake Forest students, staff, and faculty: I want to thank Dr. José Villalba for his leadership and 14 years of dedication and service to Wake Forest as a student-centered administrator and dedicated teacher-scholar in the Counseling department. I am pleased to share that Dr. […]
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Dear campus community, I am pleased to announce that Nell Jessup Newton, Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, has agreed to serve as interim Provost for Wake Forest University, effective August 1. Professor Newton served with distinction as Wake […]
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Dear members of the campus community, As shared in her message a short time ago, Provost Michele Gillespie has decided to step down from her administrative role on July 31, 2025. Beginning August 1, she will return to the faculty as Presidential Endowed Professor of […]
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This message is sent on behalf of President Susan R. Wente and Provost Michele Gillespie. Dear Wake Forest community, We are pleased to announce that the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees has adopted the proposed Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom […]
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Dear Wake Forest community, Yesterday, Wake Forest joined a growing list of higher education institutions supporting “A Call for Constructive Engagement.” The statement, organized by the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, reflects our institutional commitments […]
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Dear faculty, staff and students, After more than 32 years as a leader in academic medicine, Dr. Julie A. Freischlag will retire at the end of 2025 as CEO and chief academic officer of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, chief academic officer and executive vice […]
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Though I serve as Wake Forest’s President today, my life and career are profoundly shaped by my work as a scientist. Building from my first lab experience as an undergraduate student to decades of running complex experiments with my graduate students and fellows as a […]
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Dear Wake Forest community, Welcome back from spring break. We hope each of you found time for the people and activities that bring you strength and joy. As we return to the daily routines of University life, we write to share how we continue to […]
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Updated: Thursday, Feb. 20 (8:22 p.m.) Dear members of the Wake Forest community, I am pleased to announce that Wake Forest will rename South Residence Hall for two Wake Forest University alumni and professors, each a trailblazer and exemplar Demon Deacon in their own right: […]
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This coming Thursday we will gather in Wait Chapel for our traditional Founders Day celebration, marking 191 years of commitment to our academic mission. Reflecting on this commitment has been particularly poignant over the past several weeks as we are witnessing a rapidly changing landscape […]
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