Saving the ‘Impossible City’
As the waters rose in Venice and a pandemic followed, Melissa Conn (’87, P ’22) went to work to preserve the past and ensure the future of her adopted Italian home.
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Tales from India
Not to be overlooked in Wake Forest’s history of global studies was one semester that changed lives and a campus.
Read MoreCopenhagen Diary
A professor who led Wake Forest’s new Global AWAKEnings Program recounts her semester of living Danishly.
Read MoreGrand Houses, Grand Memories
Three alumni share reflections of their days at the University's beloved houses in London, Venice and Vienna
Read MoreCapital Views
How Wake Forest planted its flag at 1 Dupont Circle and launched its new ‘study abroad’ program in Washington, D.C., city of monuments and dreams
Read MoreConnecting schools and people
Alumna connects recent graduates with children in her native Argentina.
Read MoreKenyan wanderings
David ('12) and Amy Long ('06, MD '10) Rule embrace disabilities to serve others
Read MoreThe bonds of Casa Artom
Sally Hurd Smith ('75) reflects on the friendships that still unite these alumni
Read MoreSaving the orangutans
Cassie Freund (’10) uses her biology degree to save wild orangutans in Borneo.
Read MoreBucking the trend
Mark Titus Hoover (’10) takes the road less traveled to the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Read MoreA model education
Cecilia Silva (’74) builds a thriving school in her native Argentina based on what she learned at her alma mater.
Read MoreHer costumes capture moments in time
“Fashion is trend forecasting,” says Lauren Gaston (’09). “Costume design involves digging into a moment in time much like an anthropologist would.”
Read MoreHimmelsbach’s travels
Backpacking around the world wasn’t journey enough for Ryan Himmelsbach (’11), so he cycled across the USA.
Read MoreAlumnus leads student to ‘Wake’ and ‘Forest’
Probably no one’s journey to Wake Forest was longer than Somali native Yasin Ali’s, but he had Jordan Adam (’04) pointing the way.
Read MoreProfessor Emeritus Mary Frances Robinson dies
A memorial service for retired French professor Mary Frances Robinson, who died on July 31, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
Read MoreSpanish lessons? Put a bird on it
Are you Cuckoo? Si. Rising senior Clare Rizer found a special Spanish tutor on her study abroad semester.
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