Cynthia Erivo opens the 2026-2027 Face to Face Season
As the first speaker of Wake Forest’s 2026-2027 Face to Face Speaker Forum, award-winning singer and actor Cynthia Erivo began her evening in Winston-Salem on Sept. 16 by asking the audience to...
View ArticleWake Forest goes all in with Pepsi
Wake Forest has entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership with Pepsi Bottling Ventures, expanding the company’s presence from Wake Forest Athletics venues to the Reynolda Campus, Wake Downtown and...
View ArticleWake Forest’s new commercial paper commercial
Wake Forest is taking a new approach to the traditional college commercial. Instead of sweeping shots of students walking around campus, the university’s latest production takes the form of a 30-second...
View ArticleClimbing to remember, 25 years later
Before sunrise on Friday, hundreds commemorated the lives lost on Sept. 11 during the annual Climb to Remember event at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Students from Wake Forest and nearby...
View ArticleCatching up on the Quad: A summer briefing
As campus comes back to life for this academic year, Wake Forest students return to a university that underwent several notable changes over the summer. These included new campus partnerships to...
View ArticleWake Forest soars to the top on LinkedIn
Wake Forest recently rose eight spots to earn a spot at No. 17 in LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Colleges ranking, an evaluation based on how effective universities set up their graduates for career success....
View ArticleWake Forest announces changes to how students apply to study abroad
On August 11, Wake Forest announced a new single-form study abroad application process as well as incentives for students who choose to study abroad in the spring. The university said the changes,...
View ArticlePeter Rodriguez named 15th president of Wake Forest University
On May 20, the Board of Trustees announced Peter Rodriguez will serve as the 15th president of Wake Forest University. Rodriguez is an economist who currently serves as the dean of Rice Business, which...
View ArticleUniversity hosts eighth annual Commemoration of the Enslaved
Like many universities founded in the American South, Wake Forest University has historical ties to slavery. In 2019, sociology professor Joseph Soares and his social theory class brought to the...
View ArticleFace to Face announces 2026-27 season line-up
The 2026-2027 Face to Face Speaker Forum will host Cynthia Erivo, Ken Burns, Michael Schur, José Andrés and a final speaker who is yet to be announced. Every year, Face to Face Speaker Forum brings...
View ArticleThe Division of Campus Life responds to Student Government Resolution
On April 21, Student Government passed a resolution opposing campus overcrowding, which they attributed to undergraduate enrollment increases. The Physical Planning Committee said that Wake Forest must...
View ArticleStudent Government passes resolution opposing campus overcrowding
On April 21, Wake Forest University Student Government passed a resolution opposing further undergraduate enrollment increases. They said the university must first build adequate facilities. “Wake...
View ArticleThird annual Jam for Janey raises almost $90,000
On April 16, Wake Forest students and faculty put their basketball shoes on and hit the court for the third annual Jam for Janey, a fundraiser honoring the life and legacy of Janey Thompson. Janey...
View ArticleLowder, Lindsay and Hardin win Student Government election
Wake Forest Student Government announced its 2026-2027 Executive Board on April 10, following a 24-hour voting period. Rising senior Gray Lowder will serve as Student Body President, rising junior...
View ArticleWake Forest students make their mark at DESK
On April 8, Wake Forest students gathered on Davis Field to work alongside elementary school students and their families to transform ordinary wooden desks into colorful workspaces. As paintbrushes...
View ArticleCandidates outline goals at Student Government debate
Candidates for Student Government executive positions addressed the student body at an April 7 debate in Carswell Hall. Around 75 students attended the debate to hear from those aspiring to be Student...
View ArticleWake Forest receives “B” grade from ADL Campus Antisemitism Report Card
In March, Wake Forest University earned a “B” grade in the Anti-Defamation League’s 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card, designating the University as “better than most.” The ADL launched the Report...
View Article21st annual Wake ‘N Shake raises over $350k for cancer research
Music pulsed through the room as hundreds of Wake Forest students danced, sang and cheered for 12 straight hours. The marathon of energy was a fight for a mission bigger than themselves. On Saturday,...
View ArticlePresidential Search Committee now looking at finalists for 15th president
On April 2, Curt Farmer and Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, co-chairs of the Presidential Search Committee, sent an email broadcast to the Wake Forest community to share an update on the university’s ongoing...
View ArticleTrailblazing alumna Beth Hopkins (‘73) kicks off inaugural Leadership Week
On March 30, distinguished alumna and civil rights advocate Professor Beth N. Hopkins (‘73) reflected on her experience as one of the first Black female students at Wake Forest in a keynote address to...
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