Remembering ‘Dear Old Wake Forest’
Fun and friends! The Raleigh (N.C.) Wake Forest Club plans a “back-to-school” picnic at the Birthplace Museum.
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The Wake Forest ‘mystique’
OG&B columnist Hamlin Wade (’12) asks: What is it that really makes our ‘mother so dear?’
Read More‘Finding Thalhimers’ and finding roots
Writing a book about her family’s business took Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt (’98) on a sentimental genealogical journey.
Read MoreIraq War blogger Matt Gallagher on 9/11
Two weeks into his freshman year, on 9/11 Matt Gallagher (’05) saw the world change for his generation. He went on to join the Army and blog from the Iraq War. Talking with MTV News, he looks back on the decade.
Read MoreMotherhood inspires author Megan Mayhew Bergman (’02)
Megan Mayhew Bergman (’02) explores modern motherhood, the ‘pull’ of biology, and animals in her new book of stories.
Read MoreWake Forest by the alphabet
How does a creative coastal photographer spell Wake Forest University?
Read MoreWake Forest law alumna launches program for children in Tanzania
Rebecca B. Wofford (JD ’97) is kicking off a program this month to help school children in Tanzania succeed by providing them with a nutritious meal during the day.
Read MoreBrad Nix brings back Chesster and the gang for Homecoming
Brad Nix (’81) brings back his cartoon alter ego, Chesster, just in time for the Class of 1981’s 30th reunion.
Read MoreSnap Project empowers children through photography
African children document life through a lens with help from Maddie Brandenburger (’11) and The Snap Project.
Read MoreGinny Olson builds bridges to Armenia and Turkey
Ginny B. Olson (MBA ’04) helps develop programs to address crosscultural social and economic challenges.
Read MoreThe no-body guy: Tad DiBiase, attorney and detective
Alumnus makes a name for himself by helping to prosecute murders when there are no bodies as evidence.
Read MoreAlumni teachers win prestigious Waddill Award
Heather King (MA ’97) and Jayne Grubbs (’01) win the Waddill Award, presented annually to two alumni for exemplary teaching.
Read MoreWake Forest’s Molly Nunn is running for the Olympics
Molly Nunn (’06) is running a dual race these days – toward the finish of her MBA degree and a spot in the 2012 Olympics.
Read MoreCurtain up: Actress Megan Cramer plays role of a lifetime
Megan Cramer (’99) and the 52nd Street Project help inner-city youth express themselves through theatre.
Read MoreSteve Dixon’s film helps reunite Tony and Janina Wasilewski
Steve Dixon (’82), who co-produced “Tony and Janina’s American Wedding,” helps reunite an immigrant family.
Read MoreHonoring a Rocky Mount Double Deac
My friend Marybeth Sutton Wallace (’86) met me for lunch last week, wanting to tell me about a loss for North Carolina and her former community. “He was a Double Deac,” she said, lamenting the death of Fred Turnage (’58, JD ’61, P ’84 and ’87). He died of pancreatic cancer at age 75 on […]
Read MoreZiggy’s: A WFU musical tradition
Any Demon Deacon who loves roots, rock and reggae knows about Ziggy’s, the famous music venue where bands touring the Southeast felt compelled to crank it up in Winston-Salem. From the start a hangout with Wake Forest alumni running the show, Ziggy’s attracted crowds to its doors just off Deacon Boulevard near BB&T Field for […]
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