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Champion of the Liberal Arts

Provost Rogan Kersh ('86) represents "the very best of Wake Forest."
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Remember When: WFDD Turns 75

Two guys string some wire, and a rockin’ radio station is born.
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‘Songs of Wake Forest’

Ed Wilson ('43) celebrates those we've lost who made Wake Forest 'Mother so Dear.'
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2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards

Don Flow (MBA ’83), Elizabeth Watson (’74) and Dr. Jim Jones (’55, MD ’59) honored.
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2017 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Dr. Jim Jones (’55, MD ’59)

First native American graduate became a pioneering doctor, advocate and teacher.
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Big Daddy’s Finale

Bill Faircloth (’64) is retiring after a remarkable run in Deacon football.
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Box of memories

Old post office box doors reveal a simpler time when getting a letter from back home would lift your spirits.
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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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Remember When: The 1957 Dancing Ban

Baptist convention vote incites a campus to rock and roll.
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What’s in a name

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Courage to Change a Campus

Two interviews with Edward Reynolds ('64), 42 years apart
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