Running for America
A Deacon with Olympic hopes felt compelled to choose military service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read MoreTag: Carol Hanner
Making New Friends in Two Hours
Nick Gray (’04) offers his step-by-step strategy for small, fun cocktail parties to bring new people into your life.
Read MoreNews of the World
Behold the humble Fijian dish bearing tidings from Polynesia, an explorer’s ship, a ‘Disneyland’ museum circa mid-1700s and a Wake Forest bet on the future.
Read MoreSpirits of Gold & Black & Puns Galore
Douglas H. Nesbit (’92, P ’21, ’23) toasts the Masters Tournament and Wake Forest with a book of beverage recipes honoring everything Deacon.
Read MoreKeeping Baby Safe
An alumna and her husband leave their comfort zone to launch snack foods aimed at reducing the chances of infants developing nut allergies.
Read MoreDJs in the House
John Barry (’14) builds a successful music industry career, despite a pandemic, with a booking agency for the booming niche of electronic dance festivals.
Read More‘Theirs is the Kingdom’
Filmmaker and Wake Forest faculty member Christopher Zaluski (MFA ’13) documents the making of a holy fresco, an ancient technique with a modern message to see the invisible among us.
Read MoreGetting the Wrinkles Out
Former roommates push into the traditional male territory of hardware to successfully launch a different kind of iron.
Read MoreDecorated Veteran, Mentor to Black Students
Isaac Sims (’75) offered a compassionate ear and help to younger classmates facing challenges in the 1970s.
Read More‘A Real Commitment to Doing This Right’
The LGBTQ+ Center begins a second decade supporting a welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff.
Read More‘The Mayberry Effect’
Filmmaker Chris Hudson (MFA ’18) creates a documentary that delves into the passions driving six decades of cultural fascination with “The Andy Griffith Show.”
Read MoreThe Bachelor, the Dancer
Matt James (’14) keeps Pro Humanitate in his sights even as the cameras roll on his latest TV competition.
Read MoreDeepening the Liberal Arts
Corey D. B. Walker launches African American Studies Program “that really is for everyone.”
Read MoreInspiration Abounds at WordsAwake4!
A virtual feast of the written word celebrates new Writers Hall of Fame inductees.
Read MoreJournalism at a Crossroads
National security reporter Shane Harris (’98) takes a deep breath after four nonstop years and lays out journalism’s challenges.
Read MoreCocktail Chemistry
Distilling the wisdom of Devin Kidner ('08) and Alex Koblan ('13), award-winning mixologists who can hit the spot with just the right drink.
Read MoreFreeing Dreams ‘Stuck in Notes’
Two alumni create a literary zine for nudging ideas into action, including their own.
Read MoreTrees We Love
On Arbor Day, campus experts share the ecology and history of Wake Forest’s relationship to magnolias, maples and more.
Read More