During last month’s commencement festivities, Larry Culp, the chairman and CEO of GE and CEO of GE Aerospace, called on our School of Business graduates to “constantly look to learn and improve and grow … substantively, in ways that really matter.” In the classroom, […]
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As one of our most beloved Wake Foresters Dr. Maya Angelou once said, “Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.” As I reflected last month, perhaps nowhere is this more true than within the confines of our academic community. The predictable, even […]
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Dear WFU faculty, staff and students: Following the completion of a national search, we are excited to share that Wake Forest has named Andrew R. Klein as the next Dean of the School of Law, effective July 1. Currently interim chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University […]
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Dear faculty, staff and students, I’m pleased to announce that Brian White will join Wake Forest University as vice president and general counsel on July 1, 2023. He will also serve as corporate secretary for the University. In this important role, White will provide vision, […]
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One of my favorite things about being part of a higher education community is the reliable rhythm of an academic year. The multiple beginnings, of the semesters and year as a whole, provide opportunities for excitement and starting anew. The multiple endings, likewise, bring opportunities […]
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I find the nature of life at the cellular level fascinating. Though microscopic, individual cells are incredibly complex, they retain sophisticated mechanisms for staying the course and doing the particular work they are designed to do. Even in the most difficult circumstances, cells constantly adapt […]
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Dear faculty, staff and students, I am excited to share with you that Jacqueline A. Travisano, Ed.D., MBA, CPA, will join Wake Forest as executive vice president and chief financial officer in July. In this vital role, she will advance the University’s strategic priorities and […]
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Dear students, faculty and staff, Following the completion of a national search, we are pleased to announce that Jackie Krasas, Ph.D., will join Wake Forest University as the Dean of the College and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She will begin […]
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There is something magical about springtime on a University campus. After the sometimes dark and cold of January and February, the days start to get longer, flowers and trees begin to bloom, and our community takes the rhythms of campus life outdoors. On an unseasonably […]
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Dear members of the campus community, As a learned society, and especially here in our academic community, we are driven by a desire to acquire and share knowledge. When he was a graduate student, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. immersed himself in the […]
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