2023 Presidential Address

[Delivered Thursday, Nov. 16; Remarks as prepared]  Good afternoon!  Please join me in a round of applause for our musicians and singers.  Stephanie, thank you so much for opening our program. I appreciate your leadership and service as president of the Staff Advisory Council.  And, […]

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Expanding our narrative through memorialization

At Wake Forest, our motto invites each of us to stand with and for humanity. Whether through research, teaching, community service, or institutional initiatives, how we respond to this call shows up in countless ways on campus — and makes me proud to lead this […]

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Telling our Wake Forest story

Last spring with commencement weekend on the horizon, I had lunch with a group of students that included graduating seniors. I asked the seniors to reflect on their time at Wake Forest and what they believed makes Wake Forest distinctive.  All of them paused and […]

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A Message from the President and Provost

Dear Members of the University Community:  At Wake Forest, world-class scholars teach undergraduate and graduate students every day. Wake Forest teachers and advisors know their students, care about them and serve as mentors, often long after they graduate. Our distinctive educational character is well known […]

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Corey Walker named Dean of the School of Divinity

Dear students, faculty and staff, Following the completion of a national search, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Corey D.B. Walker has been named Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately.  Dean Walker is a distinguished scholar of religion and […]

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Framing Our Future

Dear members of the Wake Forest community:  We are pleased to present “Framing Our Future,” a strategic framework for Wake Forest University. The Framework and complementary content available at framework.wfu.edu are products of a year-long process that engaged the entire University community in affirming […]

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A Framework, a Mirror, a Call to Action

Across time and around the globe, some of the world’s most influential thinkers and writers in history emphasize a timeless notion: being true to oneself.  Ancient Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus is often credited with the phrase, “Know thyself,” which was found inscribed on the […]

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