Maya Angelou helped us find our voices
Maya Angelou had little patience for anyone who spoke in front of her class with a ‘small voice’ and challenged students to project with confidence, purpose and poise, writes John R. Hilley (’83).
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A reluctant Wake Forester finds home
“As of June 30, Wake Forest will let me go,” writes Candide Jones (’72, MA ’78), who is retiring. “But I’m not sure I can ever let Wake Forest go.”
Read MoreA tribute to Professor Mary DeShazer
“Through our conversations,” writes Karen Roberts Nabavi (’01), “my own interests developed, and Dr. DeShazer helped me to chart a course to explore them.”
Read MoreBucking the trend
Mark Titus Hoover (’10) takes the road less traveled to the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Read More‘The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air’
Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) can still recall the fear he felt as a young ensign aboard a destroyer escort off Iwo Jima.
Read More‘It’s all for recognizing my mom’
Lauren Plichta ('05) channeled her grief into something positive.
Read MoreQueen of Prep Didn’t Sleep Here, But I Did
Lilly Pulitzer, Queen of Prep, had a Wake Forest connection.
Read MoreFilm critic Iris Barry a ‘Lady in the Dark’
Drawing on letters, memorabilia and historical documentaries, author Bob Sitton (’59) reconstructs the life and work of pioneering film critic Iris Barry.
Read MoreGo Forward, For Humanity
“Pro Humanitate is a way of living that transcends the transactional elements of our existence,” speaker Mary Tribble (’82) tells students at this year’s Senior Dinner.
Read MoreMentoring made the difference
Thomas. West. Sellner. Theologian George Faithful (’01) says his first book would have been ‘impossible’ without guidance from influential professors.
Read MoreJames T. Williams Jr., Greensboro, N.C.
As a standout tackle on Wake Forest’s football team in the early 1960s, James T. “Jim” Williams (’62, JD ’66, P ’89, ’92) once considered pursuing a career in the NFL until Professor of History Forrest Clonts (1920) encouraged him to attend law school. Williams, who was a first generation college student, said he was […]
Read MoreNorman B. Kellum Jr., Trent Woods, N.C.
After four people were critically injured following a shooting in Greenville, N.C., last summer, Norman B. Kellum Jr. (’59, JD ’65, P ’96) established a relief fund called “Greenville Strong,” for those victims and the victims of future acts of random violence. When two local high schools won state football titles, Kellum and his law […]
Read MoreOne, two, three … Dream!
Former baseball star Danny Borrell (’09) and a family foundation make children’s sports wishes come true.
Read More‘Teachers’ brings books — and baggage
Kate Lambert (’03) stars in a TV Land pilot about “Teachers” who carry books and a lot of baggage.
Read More‘The sky is rising, not falling.’
The April 2 ruling on campaign donations is a victory for attorney Bobby Burchfield (’76), who successfully argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read MoreA model education
Cecilia Silva (’74) builds a thriving school in her native Argentina based on what she learned at her alma mater.
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