Creating a wellspring of leadership
Karin Kohlenstein Hurt (’89) turns fees from leadership training into clean water in Cambodia.
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Shooting for the Stars
Porsche Jones (’06) helps the next generation achieve dreams on and off the court.
Read MoreAn Unexpected Career as a ‘Tree Nerd’
Vince Drader (’07) took a winding path to leadership in a nonprofit that works to protect the tree canopy in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreDeac to Deac
A conversation with 'Mr. Wake Forest,' Ed Wilson ('43, P '91, '93), and longtime psychology professor Debbie Best ('70, MA '72)
Read MoreThe Voice of Barbie
For Carrie Buse (’89), a career at Mattel has been “Kenough,” providing a path from copywriting to design and innovation.
Read MoreData Driven
Chris Lewis (’22, MSA ’23) had the time of his life leading a group of students who crunched the numbers that helped our famous baseball team excel.
Read MoreA Mother’s Day Tale
A former Wake Forest track star and assistant coach with six children shares how she keeps life running with triplets plus.
Read MoreThe Art Connector
Caitlin Berry (’09) makes public access and community conversations a focal point as director of the new Rubell Museum DC.
Read MorePreserving a Community Story
Nolan Dahm (‘19, MAEd ‘20) is working to restore a piece of Black history through the renovation and relocation of a Rosenwald School in Charlotte.
Read MoreDancing in the Name of Good
Double Deac's remembrances of laughter and friendships weave into a Pro Humanitate dream come true, helping cancer survivors.
Read MoreForce of Nature
Photographer Kate T. Parker (’98) couldn’t be stopped in creating a career that led to best-selling books about the power of letting girls and boys be themselves.
Read MoreSaving the West
Ed Roberson (’01, MBA ‘09) finds his place and new voices in the search to solve the critical land and water issues of a stressed landscape.
Read MoreAnthropology Adventure
Hex Li (’22) researched and curated an exhibit at Wake Forest based on how she and some of her fellow Chinese students define and create a sense of belonging.
Read MoreRunning for America
A Deacon with Olympic hopes felt compelled to choose military service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read MoreMaking 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 MoreThe Nose Knows
Jude Stewart (’96) sniffs out meaning and culture in the often underrated but powerful sense of smell.
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.
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