From Wente’s Desk

Whenever we reach the Thanksgiving holiday in our academic calendar, I know that we are nearing the home stretch! All across campus, you can feel the energy rising as finals approach, projects peak in intensity, and our eyes start turning toward the approaching winter breaks. […]

Across the academic year, I meet regularly with the President’s Aides, a group of undergraduate students, to hear their perspectives on the life of the University and their experiences. Over lunch recently, I asked them to go around the room and share a piece […]

As we navigate these early weeks of the fall semester, I cannot help but recall my own experience as a first-year student at the University of Iowa. Having come from a small town with only a few thousand people, I remember navigating those early weeks, […]

Last week, I hosted our newest cohort of Wake Forest Fellows for lunch. This group of bright, talented recent graduates have taken up fellowship roles in offices across our campuses. We were together to have a conversation about career pathways and leadership, but admittedly, […]

Moments of reflection often come to me through reading. Though many might view me as shaped solely by my scientific training, I have always been drawn to poetry. Recently, I enjoyed an early summer morning in the company of the late Dr. Ed Wilson, by […]