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Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester

Dear Wake Forest students, faculty and staff, Today as we launch this new semester, I share my warmest welcome to all who are returning or arriving for the first time to our campuses — whether in Winston-Salem; Charlotte; Washington, D.C; London; Venice; Vienna or elsewhere. […]

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With Gratitude

Dear Wake Foresters, As the holiday weekend approaches and we take a collective deep breath before the conclusion of the semester, I write to express my profound gratitude for our Wake Forest community. In my annual address last week, I shared that we have much […]

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A message from President Wente and Provost Gillespie

Dear members of the Wake Forest community: We write to share the news that on January 1, 2023, Dean Jonathan Lee Walton will assume the presidency of Princeton Theological Seminary. Dean Walton, a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on evangelical Christianity and its relationship to […]

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Welcome to the new academic year

Dear colleagues,  With the beginning of our new academic year,  I want to start by thanking you for your knowledge, passion and commitment. This time last year, I was new to Wake Forest. A year later, it is even clearer to me that this is […]

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Wake Forest to name campus roads in honor of four trailblazing professors

I am pleased to announce that Wake Forest plans to name four roads on the Reynolda Campus in honor of four trailblazing professors: Elizabeth Phillips, Dolly McPherson, Marjorie “Marge” Crisp and Herman Eure. Each person honored has made an indelible mark on the University — and telling their stories expands the narrative of leadership and excellence at Wake Forest. This news story and short video both provide some of the background on each honoree.

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Updating pandemic protocols

This message is sent on behalf of President Susan R. Wente, Provost Rogan Kersh and Executive Vice President Hof Milam. Dear Wake Forest community, With great joy, Wake Forest honored more than 2,100 graduates during Commencement weekend last month. The University returned to its traditional […]

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A message from President Wente

Dear Wake Forest colleagues,  I am pleased to share Atrium Health’s announcement of an exciting plan to join together with Advocate Aurora Health, a leading healthcare organization based in Chicago and Milwaukee. The headquarters for the new entity, to be named Advocate Health, will […]

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Michele Gillespie to succeed Rogan Kersh as Provost

Dear Wake Forest community, I write today to share important news about several changes in our academic leadership at Wake Forest. Preparation and planning for transition in key university leadership roles are integral to ensuring academic continuity, stability and momentum. We are so fortunate at […]

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