Two years after devastating tornado, Joplin on its way back
‘A mighty rush of wind battered Joplin but it also filled our collective spirits with resolve,’ says Jane Owens Cage (’78) on the two-year anniversary of devastating tornado.
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Ifill 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 MoreDiversity impacts who, what we teach
Increasing diversity has changed who, what and how faculty teach, writes Professor of Biology Herman Eure (Ph.D ’74).
Read MoreFor two generations of Deacons, a journey along parallel paths
At the mention of Commencement, Abbe Brooks’ (’13) eyes became misty — a prelude to the tears one fights back at the prospect of leaving behind someone, or some place, so dear.
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 MoreIn case of emergency
Ellen Page (’10) and her dad invent Coyote Case, a smartphone case that sounds the alarm for help.
Read MoreChecking out the ghosts in ZSR library
Is that the ghost of A.C. Reid? ZSR library is filled with more than books, writes Jane Freeman Crosthwaite (’59).
Read MoreWorking for the greater good
Volunteer service at New Mexico school changed his perspective on Pro Humanitate, says finance grad Tim Nicodemus (’12).
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 MoreDeacs in Love: Rachel Weaver (’93) and David Paff (’86)
Deacs in Love: what might the future hold for Rachel Weaver (’93) and David Paff (’86)?
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 MoreIn the kitchen with Dinah
Dessert diva Dinah Sprinkle Reece (’66) creates cookbook to benefit Winston-Salem Ronald McDonald House.
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