Tag: Wake Forest Magazine

Motherhood sparks a second act for Emily Scott James (’14)

With an assist from Wake Forest students and faculty, a nearby retirement community has started a debate society that’s embracing research and divergent points of view.

Dr. Perry Mandanis (’81) turned a delayed ADHD diagnosis into a career helping others — including a new deck of cards offering strategies he’s gathered across decades.

Betsy Rives (’08) uses what she learned as a studio art major to innovate at Google.

Through Alliance Medical Ministry, Pete Tannenbaum (JD ’87) seeks to close the health-care gap.

Dennis Romano (’73) wound up at Casa Artom in 1972 as his Plan B — and has spent the rest of his life digging into the history of Venice.

Through Coded by Kids, Danae Tilghman Mobley (’06) is working to make tech careers available to more children and young adults in Philadelphia.

Jen Wallace Dowda (’93) is expanding her firm to improve the lives of older adults and their families across Richmond, Virginia — free of charge.

Two guys string some wire, and a rockin’ radio station is born.

Six alumni reflect on life in the 1960s and early ’70s and how 2020 echoes those times.

Recent graduate Connor deMayo captures art, science and celestial history with a photo and video of Comet Neowise.

The newest members of the Writers Hall of Fame — plus one — offer their top picks.

Tom Phillips (’74, MA ’78, P ’06) is the man behind Words Awake! celebrations.

Virus dramatically alters campus life.

A final semester in a time of COVID-19 brings a focus to meaning.

A scholarship winner himself, Bill Wells (’74) is retiring as Wake Forest's longtime director of financial aid, having put philanthropic dollars to work for worthy students.

A chain reaction of bravery, chance connections and support among Wake Forest colleagues leads to a kidney transplant and transformed lives.