Carol L. Hanner, Author at Wake Forest Magazine

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 Funny Thing Happened to Bret Raybould

by Carol L. Hanner

Alumnus doggedly pursues a career in comedy, and he’s making it happen.

Iron Will

by Carol L. Hanner

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.

National Treasures

by Carol L. Hanner

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.

Watching the Clock

by Carol L. Hanner

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

And the Answer Is …

by Carol L. Hanner

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

A Century of Female Voters

by Carol L. Hanner

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

Dazzling Display

by Carol L. Hanner

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

Cooking with Love and Beauty

by Carol L. Hanner

Chef and culinary stylist Ashton Keefe (’09) pivots in the pandemic.

Reality Shift

by Carol L. Hanner

Virus dramatically alters campus life.

Rockin’ with Song Dogs

by Carol L. Hanner

Chris Mowry (’82), lead singer for The Shakes band in his campus days, focuses as a biologist on the mysteries of coyotes.

Good People Helping Good People

by Carol L. Hanner

A chain reaction of bravery, chance connections and support among Wake Forest colleagues leads to a kidney transplant and transformed lives.

For the Love of New Ideas

by Carol L. Hanner

Zach Klein (’04) follows his passions, from co-founding Vimeo and DIY.org to sharing woodsy architecture in Cabin Porn books to a dream job as CEO of Dwell magazine.

Transmuting Trauma

by Carol L. Hanner

How two wars and a brutal attack led the son of Baptist missionaries to help others with fear and pain.

Shining a Light on the Arts

by Carol L. Hanner

Christina Soriano aims to give every student access to a transformative experience.

Under Her Spell

by Carol L. Hanner

How Allison Orr (’93) worked her magic to win over a host of skeptical carpenters, custodians and landscapers to put on a show.

Students Shadow Workers Behind the Scenes

by Carol L. Hanner

‘You know they’re there, … but you don’t realize how much goes into it day by day’

A Call to the Stage

by Carol L. Hanner

Hillary Heard Baack (’02) thrives in film and on stage with an outsider’s acute observing of human nature and stories.

Storytelling for Peace

by Carol L. Hanner

Lindsay McClure Miller (’07) and her photographer husband open new digital worlds for students to share culture internationally