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What’s so special about Wake Forest?

A conversation with Leslie (’91) and Phillips Bragg (’93) in Charlotte led me to Carter Cook (’94, JD/MBA ’98) and his e-mail answering a ninth grader’s queries about what makes Wake Forest “a special college.”

The real story behind ‘The King’s Speech’

Mary Dalton (’83), filmmaker and associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor discussing the film “The King’s Speech, a favorite to win several Oscars on Feb. 26.

Fans honor baseball coach at home opener

Wake Forest baseball’s home opener was assigned a slogan, “Opening Day: It’s the Right Thing to Do,” in reference to the response Walter gave when asked why he decided to donate a kidney to Kevin Jordan.

Johanna Young (’08) returns to Brendle Hall

Soprano Johanna Young (’08) returns to her alma mater to perform with acclaimed guitarist Rupert Boyd.

Class of 2011: Familiar sentiments

Remember how you felt that last semester of your senior year?

Atala’s research in National Geographic

The March issue of National Geographic Magazine features the work of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Dishing details of a spymaster

Douglas Waller’s (’71) latest book “Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage” went on the sale this week and is already garnering praise.

Coach donates kidney to player

Wake Forest’s slogan for the baseball team in 2011 is “What are you willing to sacrifice to help make this team better?” Head coach Tom Walter gave up a kidney to one of his players.

Change of direction

Kelly Williams Wilkinson (’99) was a theatre major when she made a startling discovery: she loved the theatre, but acting wasn’t her passion.

SWEET! Alum returns to Dewey’s

Alison Shermeta Gentry (’06) recently became executive pastry chef at Dewey’s Bakery.

A Vanity Fair shoot for a Demon Deacon

From The Wall Street Journal to Vanity Fair, best-selling author Emily Giffin (’94) is making news in 2011.

The passing of a national treasure

The United States lost an acclaimed American novelist on Jan. 20 when Reynolds Price died of complications from a heart attack at age 77. A native of Macon, N.C., and a Rhodes Scholar, Price found a mentor in Eudora Welty.