Category: Alumni

Teacher of the Year Cristofer Wiley ('03, MAEd '04) hopes students “understand their agency in their own outcomes, … empathize with people unlike themselves … and do the right thing whenever they can.”

Songwriters who studied at Wake Forest have found inspiration in Music City — and they're cranking out the hits.

Everyone creates — but to what end?

Carter calls himself a 'creative professional,' embodying the label to the hilt.

Guided by Pro Humanitate, Lilly Bekele-Piper (’98) and Ben Piper (’99) build purpose-driven lives in Kenya

With an assist from Wake Forest students and faculty, a nearby retirement community has started a debate society that’s embracing research and divergent points of view.

Dr. Perry Mandanis (’81) turned a delayed ADHD diagnosis into a career helping others — including a new deck of cards offering strategies he’s gathered across decades.

Becoming a writer meant never casting aside a goal and recognizing a story of survivors that needed telling.

In a volunteer program that keeps expanding, Wake Foresters tutor children who are struggling with math and need a boost in confidence.

With a focus on student success, Chancellor Bonita (Hairston) Brown (’94, JD ’97) takes the helm at Winston-Salem State.

James Brim (’87), a food bank’s entrepreneurial maestro, has found multiple ways to fill stomachs and buoy hearts in his Georgia community.