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Carol L. Hanner

Carol L. Hanner has been managing editor of Wake Forest Magazine since 2018. Previously she edited books and wrote freelance stories for the magazine, following a 30-year career as a newspaper editor and writer.

Stories by Carol L. Hanner


A Sacred Nudge

Alison Wiley (’83) makes a ‘big give’ with one of her kidneys, bringing hope to two women and joy to her own heart.
A Sacred Nudge

A Meal With a Side of Hope

Katina Parker (’96) founded Feed Durham NC to bring healthy food to communities stressed by the pandemic.
A Meal With a Side of Hope

Redesign for the Soul

Johanna Beach (’15) turns her hobby of sprucing up homes on a budget into a project to brighten lives.
Redesign for the Soul

A Funny Thing Happened to Bret Raybould

Alumnus doggedly pursues a career in comedy, and he’s making it happen.
A Funny Thing Happened to Bret Raybould

Iron Will

The late Martha Mason (’60), who survived six decades in an iron lung, and an alumna filmmaker inspire a Deacon mother and her retirement community.
Iron Will

National Treasures

Ryan Ramsey (’03), chief of staff for the Librarian of Congress, shares some of his favorite objects from the vast collections of the world's largest library.
National Treasures

Watching the Clock

Professor of Philosophy Adrian Bardon explains why the pandemic plays havoc with our sense of time and why time is so hard to understand.
Watching the Clock

And the Answer Is ...

Quiz Bowl brings alumni together online for not-so-trivial pursuit of fun and socializing.
And the Answer Is ...

A Century of Female Voters

Wake Forest alumna helps launch a newsroom named for the 19th Amendment, which gave U.S. women voting rights in 1920.
A Century of Female Voters

Dazzling Display

Recent graduate Connor deMayo captures art, science and celestial history with a photo and video of Comet Neowise.
Dazzling Display

Cooking with Love and Beauty

Chef and culinary stylist Ashton Keefe (’09) pivots in the pandemic.
Cooking with Love and Beauty

Reality Shift

Virus dramatically alters campus life.
Reality Shift