Seeing Success in Others

by Carol L. Hanner

Maria Toler Velissaris (’02) , who stretched her entrepreneurial wings building a new company as a Wake Forest junior, has soared as a lauded venture capitalist in women’s health care.

Entrusted to Lead

by Maria Henson ('82)

Dr. Susan R. Wente is installed as Wake Forest’s 14th president, sharing her transformative journey and charting a historic course for the University.

A Crash Course in Combat

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Army veteran Matt Gallagher (’05) answered his friend’s call to help Ukrainians.

Reading Ulysses in Baghdad

by Carol L. Hanner

Navigating global hotspots, William Roebuck (’78, MA ’82) embraces international service in a diplomatic career worthy of his literary background.

Constant & True: Betsy O’Donovan (’98)

by Betsy O’Donovan (’98)

The gifts of a tattoo, a hidden curriculum and a struggle

The Great American Road Trip

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Retired Army Col. Jay Waters ('87) bikes from coast-to-coast to honor veterans.

Wake Forest Miscellany

by Wake Forest Magazine

Part 2 of 4: Take a tour of the University's people, places, customs, history and favorite things.

Wake Forest Miscellany

by Wake Forest Magazine

Part 3 of 4: Take a tour of the University's people, places, customs, history and favorite things.

The 1960 Winston-Salem Sit-in

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Wayland Johnson ('61) remembers the day Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State students changed history.

A Leader of Character

by Elaine A. Tooley

Embracing values, tradition and innovation, retiring President Nathan O. Hatch challenged his team and Wake Foresters to make history.

HATCH YEARS: Timeline of his tenure

by Staff

Gratitude for ‘The Finest Team’ in Higher Education

by Nathan O. Hatch

‘Compassion is Our Currency’

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Holly Welch Stubbing (’93) leads a nonprofit that guides companies in supporting employees through disasters, pandemic and more.

Redesign for the Soul

by Carol L. Hanner

Johanna Beach (’15) turns her hobby of sprucing up homes on a budget into a project to brighten lives.

Iron Will

by Carol L. Hanner

The late Martha Mason (’60), who survived six decades in an iron lung, and an alumna filmmaker inspire a Deacon mother and her retirement community.

Where We Were

by Nathan O. Hatch

Where were you when the world changed? How did it change you? President Hatch reflects on the unique challenges of 2020.

Crisis Response Fund keeps students and workers afloat

by Kerry M. King ('85)

In a time of COVID-19, Wake Forest's Crisis Response Fund is providing help to those who 'have nowhere else to turn.'

Murder, Mystery, Memory

by Kerry M. King ('85)

Author Deb Richardson-Moore ('76) 'wanders' into a different world.