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Golden Gavels
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.
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Playing the Hand He Was Dealt
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.
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From bugs and birds to drones and DNA
Harold Greeney (’93) took an untraditional path to build a research station in Ecuador — and helped win a $5 million prize for accelerating our learning about the rainforest.
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Getting Here
Everyone surely can remember an important mentor who offered guidance about careers or life. We wanted to know about Wake Forest leaders’ mentoring memories, so we asked.
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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.
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An 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.
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Deac to Deac
A conversation with 'Mr. Wake Forest,' Ed Wilson ('43, P '91, '93), and longtime psychology professor Debbie Best ('70, MA '72)
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The Voice of Barbie
For Carrie Buse (’89), a career at Mattel has been “Kenough,” providing a path from copywriting to design and innovation.
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Data 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.
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A 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.
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The Art Connector
Caitlin Berry (’09) makes public access and community conversations a focal point as director of the new Rubell Museum DC.
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Preserving 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.
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Dancing in the Name of Good
Double Deac's remembrances of laughter and friendships weave into a Pro Humanitate dream come true, helping cancer survivors.
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Force 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.
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Saving 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.
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Anthropology 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.
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Running for America
A Deacon with Olympic hopes felt compelled to choose military service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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