Saving the orangutans
Cassie Freund (’10) uses her biology degree to save wild orangutans in Borneo.
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Didn’t skip a beat
Four Class of ’63 friends stage a Broadway reunion and answer their own question: What makes Wake Forest special?
Read MoreKaren Beasley’s legacy: save the turtles
Her legacy of love for nature’s vulnerable sea turtles lives on at the Karen Beasley (’84) Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.
Read MoreMotor mouth: Dentist on wheels
Dentist Sara Creighton (’05) hits the streets of San Francisco in a souped-up mobile dental office.
Read More‘Big Brother’ takes his role seriously
Mentoring matters to Chad Brown (’01, JD ’06), who is North Carolina’s Big Brother of the Year for Big Brothers Big Sisters Services.
Read MoreStrong Is the New Pretty
Former soccer player Kate T. Parker (’98) is a mother and photographer whose new project shows young girls’ strength, power and confidence.
Read MoreMaya Angelou helped us find our voices
Maya Angelou had little patience for anyone who spoke in front of her class with a ‘small voice’ and challenged students to project with confidence, purpose and poise, writes John R. Hilley (’83).
Read MoreBucking the trend
Mark Titus Hoover (’10) takes the road less traveled to the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Read More‘The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air’
Provost Emeritus Edwin G. Wilson (’43) can still recall the fear he felt as a young ensign aboard a destroyer escort off Iwo Jima.
Read More‘It’s all for recognizing my mom’
Lauren Plichta ('05) channeled her grief into something positive.
Read MoreFilm critic Iris Barry a ‘Lady in the Dark’
Drawing on letters, memorabilia and historical documentaries, author Bob Sitton (’59) reconstructs the life and work of pioneering film critic Iris Barry.
Read MoreGo Forward, For Humanity
“Pro Humanitate is a way of living that transcends the transactional elements of our existence,” speaker Mary Tribble (’82) tells students at this year’s Senior Dinner.
Read MoreOne, two, three … Dream!
Former baseball star Danny Borrell (’09) and a family foundation make children’s sports wishes come true.
Read More‘Teachers’ brings books — and baggage
Kate Lambert (’03) stars in a TV Land pilot about “Teachers” who carry books and a lot of baggage.
Read More‘The sky is rising, not falling.’
The April 2 ruling on campaign donations is a victory for attorney Bobby Burchfield (’76), who successfully argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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 MoreIllustrator paints fashion’s ‘street style’
Illustrator Martha Napier (’07) captures “street style” of the fashion elite at New York Fashion Week.
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