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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Good afternoon, and welcome to our annual Wake Forest Founders Day ceremony. Each year, we come together as a community to celebrate the founding of Wake Forest College, in February of 1834. This year, 2025, marks 191 years of Wake Forest! Many universities celebrate the […]
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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 […]
Categories: From Wente's Desk
As we commemorate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I am reflecting on the question in the title of Dr. King’s final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? This question – posed in […]
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Over winter break, I spent time thinking about my mentor and teacher, the late Dr. Howard Schachman. Last year, I was asked by the National Academy of Sciences to co-write a tribute to Howard, and it has been an honor to do so. Howard […]
Categories: From Wente's Desk