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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Responding to the Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire

Dear Wake Forest students, faculty and staff, I write to you today with my deepest gratitude for the cooperation, fortitude and care shown by our campus community as we have responded to the Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire this week. To make sure all members of […]

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Response to fertilizer plant fire

This message is sent on behalf of President Susan R. Wente, Provost Rogan Kersh, Executive Vice President Hof Milam and Vice President for Campus Life Shea Kidd Brown. Dear faculty, staff and students, The Weaver Fertilizer Plant fire that began last night and continues today […]

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Reflecting on Dr. King’s Legacy

Dear members of the campus community, Nearly sixty years ago, in October 1962, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit in Wait Chapel and delivered a speech to the audience of 2,200 Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff assembled. He spoke […]

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Spring Semester Welcome Back

Dear Wake Forest faculty, staff and students, Welcome to 2022 and a new semester at Wake Forest. I hope you had an enjoyable winter break and are looking forward to all the new opportunities ahead.

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End-of-Semester Update and Sharing Gratitude

Dear students, faculty and staff, As we near the end of this special fall 2021 semester, I wish each of you all the best. Last week during the Thanksgiving holiday, I spent some time reflecting on the semester, and I want to share my gratitude […]

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Message from President Wente

Dear Wake Forest community, Today, our Wake Forest and Winston-Salem communities were shaken by the deadly school shooting that occurred at nearby Mount Tabor High School. First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the high school student […]

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