Probably no one’s journey to Wake Forest was longer than Somali native Yasin Ali’s, but he had Jordan Adam (’04) pointing the way.
Stories Tagged: Study Abroad
Professor Emeritus Mary Frances Robinson dies
August 3, 2012
A memorial service for retired French professor Mary Frances Robinson, who died on July 31, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
Deacons connect in the Far East
March 27, 2012
Alumni are renewing their black and gold ties through new alumni clubs 7,000 miles from campus.
Human rights for ‘the least of these’
March 9, 2012
Human rights is both a passion and a profession for Karen Buschman Barnes (’05).
Hillary Taylor (’11), and professors Monique O’Connell and Emily Wakild
February 3, 2012
Hillary Taylor’s unusual academic journey, from Wake Forest to Italy to Mexico.
Face Time: Rob Musci and Peter Brubaker
January 27, 2012
There aren’t many professors who would run through fire, climb to the top of a mountain or crawl through mud with their students. Senior Rob Musci of Kernersville, N.C., found one in Professor of Health and Exercise Science Peter Brubaker (MA ’86). Last fall in Virginia, Musci and Brubaker — along with a handful of [...]
Face Time: Nick Liu and Stewart Carter
January 27, 2012
Sometimes students have to travel far from home to discover what is right in front of them. That was the case for junior Cheng “Nick” Liu, a native of China and gifted pianist, who returned home last summer with Professor of Music Stewart Carter (P ’01) to explore the history of Chinese orchestras. Liu and Carter [...]
Face Time: Camille Morgan and Paul Thacker
January 27, 2012
Sometimes students have to let go of one dream to open their minds to pursue a new one. If all had gone according to plan, senior Camille Morgan from Raleigh, N.C., would be applying to veterinary schools. Instead, she discovered a passion for anthropology through the opportunities and guidance provided by Associate Professor of Anthropology [...]
Face Time: Kendall Hack, Rachel Handel, Carrie Stokes and Ananda Mitra
January 27, 2012
On a long car ride back to New Delhi after visiting the Taj Mahal, Kendall Hack (Hilton Head, S.C.), Rachel Handel (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Carrie Stokes (Winston-Salem, N.C.) barely noticed the huge cow in the middle of the road, a common sight in India. After five weeks in India for a summer study-abroad communication class [...]
Constant and True
January 27, 2012
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that I followed my brother his entire life. Dwight was my only sibling, two years older, and even in our small hometown of Lexington, N.C., I needed someone to show me which way to go, or, at least, which was the most interesting way. Eventually, I followed him right [...]