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On the World Stage

Bob Gilchrist ('86) on climbing the monkey bars, life in the Foreign Service and his latest role as U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania.
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Can We Talk?

Wake Forest has launched a national movement to gather its people for powerful, meaningful conversations.
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Are you Ready for Your ‘Third Act’?

Author Cameron Kent ('79) shares his insights into finding fulfillment after retiring.
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Summer’s Best Reads

Alumni writers offer their top picks, from Conroy and Lincoln, to a murder mystery in Italy and the search for the Holy Grail.
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Remember When: Graylyn Dormitory

Before it was a conference center, the giant stone mansion was an unlikely home for students.
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Cinderella Deacs ’79

Jay Venuto ('81) remembers Wake's magical run to the Tangerine Bowl.
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Alumni authors publish new books

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A Prank for the Ages

Mouseketeer comes clean on the 1970's Mickey Mouse caper.
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Steve Duin’s view from the West Coast to the Grand Canal on Words Awake!

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Archimedes: the talk of NY, Washington and The Atlantic

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The Wall St. Journal on the Archimedes Palimpsest

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Operation Archimedes

Propelled by curiosity and technology, Michael Toth ('79) is relentless in his quest to expose hidden history.
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