Stories by Maria Henson
Wade Murphy (’00) helps endow the Humanities Institute with $1 million gift
In February, Wade Murphy (’00), executive vice president of Marmik Oil Co. in El Dorado, Ark., made history as the only person under 35 to make a single seven-figure gift in the University’s history. Murphy, a member of the College Board of Visitors, donated $1 million to the Humanities Institute. In 2010 the National Endowment […]
Read MoreMiss Welty’s lessons on listening
Commencement 2013 brought back memories of Eudora Welty’s appearance at Wake Forest and the magic of names.
Read MoreInside Out: Wake … A documentary
Introducing a video that provides the behind-the-scenes look at Inside Out: Wake, a public art installation that inspired a Wake Forest conversation
Read MoreRaising a school in South Sudan
Phillips Bragg (’93), living Pro Humanitate ideals, travels to Africa to help his friend in South Sudan and a new nation.
Read MoreThe Genesis of Ode to Reynolda Gardens
What inspired Ode to Reynolda Gardens and a gallery of Travis Dove (’04) photos
Read MoreOnline education — the Wake Forest way
Provost Rogan Kersh explains how online courses could be a supplement to Wake Forest-style education.
Read MoreInventing an Elevated Burger
Entrepreneur April Arden Hess ('96, MSA '97) brings an accountant's precision and her sensibilities as a mother of two to Elevation Burger's global enterprise
Read MoreLindsay Chambers (’00) and alumni friends: ‘Call Me Maybe’
“Call Me Maybe?” Always, for these Class of 2000 alumni.
Read MoreNotre Dame vs. Deacs? Good answer.
In family loyalty v. Wake Forest loyalty in sports, guess which prevailed for Connor Swarbrick (’11)?
Read MoreMelissa Harris-Perry (’94): On meaning
Melissa Harris-Perry (’94) urged students to ask “What difference does that make?”
Read MoreJames Beshara (’08) and Crowdtilt are worth watching
Crowdtilt, co-founded by James Beshara (’08), continues to gain good press, this time in Fast Company.
Read MoreLawyer and activist Jeannetta Craigwell-Graham (’06) on Rwanda’s lessons
Taking a break, this alumna looked up from her career-building priorities at a NYC law firm to refocus her vision to help others.
Read MoreGaye Taylor Upchurch (’96) on theatre, “Escape,” and the creative process
“Escape” opens in New York this weekend with director Gaye Taylor Upchurch (’96) as maestro of the play as well as a successful career.
Read MoreUSA v. Johnny Reid Edwards
Deacons for the defense and the prosecution in the Edwards trial.
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