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Katherine Wycisk ('12) and Aid4Uganda co-director Shane Falconer with a child from a Ugandan orphanage.

Into Africa: Katherine Wycisk

Katherine Wycisk (’12) turns her passion for caring for orphans in Uganda into a nonprofit.

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Taylor Field (’76): Serving the ‘unserved’

Not many of us are so devoted to serving the poor that we’d move our young family right in with them. But that’s just what the Rev. Taylor Field (’76) did.

Manju Seal (MA '90), photograph by Travis Dove ('04)

Manju Seal (MA ’90) left corporate world behind for a ‘greater profit’

Manju Seal (MA ’90) put her high-powered financial career on hold for two years to fight domestic violence.

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Second verse for ‘Poetry Man’ Dave Johnson (’90)

Dave Johnson’s (’90) innovative work as poet-in-residence for the New York City Probation Office is featured in the New York Daily News.

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Missy Malkush (’06): A helping hand

Missy Malkush (’06) has volunteered in four countries to help those who’ve lost limbs to war, disease or injuries.

Marc Palmieri: 'I had no idea who I was or what life was for before I came to Wake Forest.'

What’s up with Marc Palmieri (’94)?

Acting, playwriting, teaching top of the order for former Deacon baseball standout Marc Palmieri (’94).

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Dave Johnson (’90): Poetry for probation

Playwright and teacher Dave Johnson (’90) holds an unlikely appointment as Poet-in-Residence for the New York City Probation Office.

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The Work of Art

Usually I would welcome the snugness of an overfilled New York City taxi in early March, but it was unseasonably warm that afternoon. My classmates and I, still reeling from a morning of art world immersion in Chelsea, sat excitedly in the back seat, almost unable to contain our curiosity about what lay ahead. The [...]

Chef Ashton Keefe ('09) believes food is more than nourishment; it's a lifestyle.

Chef Ashton Keefe (’09) revels in the joy of cooking

‘I was the only student to ever buy wine that cost more than $15 a bottle and then cook with it,’ says Ashton Keefe (’09).

Kate Farber Gold ('04) pursued her passion.

A taste for social media

Social media expert Kate Farber Gold (’04) lands dream job at Food Network.