Peggy Smith: The golden age of ski resorts
Retired art history professor explores the architectural evolution of ski resorts in a compelling new book.
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Stories by Kerry M. King ('85)
Rise of Pro Humanitate in Students’ Lives
Six years ago, when they made their first foray into downtown Winston-Salem to hand out sandwiches to the homeless, Wake Forest students Jordan Jones (’08), Eric Lange (’08) and Richard Roberts (’08) had trouble breaking out of their comfort zone. “I’ll never forget how nervous we were the first time we went out,” Jones said […]
Read MoreNikolai Vitti (’00): Race to the top
Nikolai Vitti (’00, MAEd ’01) is on a mission to transform one of the largest school districts in the country.
Read MoreThe familiar and the unfamiliar
For alumni parents, freshman move-in was a day to share memories of their time at Wake Forest while encouraging their children to forge their own path.
Read MoreAudrey Bridger (’52): Sweet memories
Audrey Bridger (’52) shares treasured keepsakes from her student days, 60 years ago.
Read MoreHale/Orser Fund honors associate deans’ commitment to students
A new fund honors Toby A. Hale (’65, P ’03), Paul N. Orser (’69, P ’01) and their dedication to students.
Read MoreIfill to graduates: ‘Care about something’
A ceremony that began with students delivering the welcome in half a dozen languages concluded with heavy rain falling, almost on cue, as it ended.
Read MoreInto Africa: Katherine Wycisk (’12)
Katherine Wycisk (’12) turns her passion for caring for orphans in Uganda into a nonprofit.
Read MoreTaylor 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.
Read MoreCelebrating a milestone: Professor Emeritus Herman Preseren turns 100
Family, friends and the Demon Deacon celebrate retired professor Herman Preseren’s 100th birthday.
Read MoreAssessing the Boston Marathon bombings
Counterterrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (’98) examines the Boston Marathon bombings.
Read MoreManju Seal (MA ’90): A ‘greater profit’
Manju Seal (MA ’90) put her high-powered financial career on hold to fight domestic violence.
Read MoreTim Persons investigates weapons systems, homeland security and more
Tim Persons (MS ’00, PhD ’01) investigates weapons parts, homeland security, fracking and more as the GAO’s chief scientist.
Read MoreSecond 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.
Read MoreWhen Archie Bunker was a Deacon
Long before he was Archie Bunker, Carroll O’Connor was a Demon Deacon.
Read MoreDaveed Gartenstein-Ross (’98): Why we’re still losing the war on terrorism
Counter terrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (’98) on why the greatest threat facing us today isn’t terrorism, but the national debt.
Read MoreWho is the Demon Deacon?
The Demon Deacon was a mascot still in search of an identity when he was featured in the 1948 Howler.
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