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Jacqueline Travisano will officially begin work at Wake Forest in July.
Wente appoints new executive vice president
March 29, 2023
Dr. Jackie Krasas addresses Wake Forest after being named dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Search committee selects Jackie Krasas to lead college, graduate school
March 29, 2023
Wake N Shake, a 12-hour dance-a-thon, is a campus tradition.
Wake ‘N Shake raises nearly a quarter million dollars
March 28, 2023
Dr. Lorraine Wolf (left) and Dr. Jane Brown (right) chat before their lecture in Kulynych Auditorium.
Event series highlights ‘autism and the college experience’
March 28, 2023
A flyer details Rajmohan Gandhis talk.
Rajmohan Gandhi’s second event focuses on modern lessons
March 23, 2023
Derick Mejia Torres works with a New Orleans-based organization called Free ALAS. The organization connects undocumented students with legal representation.
Deacon Profile: Derick Mejia Torres
March 29, 2023
Georgia Kathryn Duncan poses with her tools.
Creativity during COVID-19
March 16, 2023
Sophomore Annie Russell still experiences symptoms of COVID-19.
Deacon Profile: Annie Russell
March 16, 2023
Phil Berger Jr. has been a justice of the N.C. Supreme Court since 2020.
WFU Law graduates on the NC Supreme Court: Phil Berger, Jr.
March 15, 2023
Richard Dietz poses in his judges robes.
WFU Law graduates on the NC Supreme Court: Richard Dietz
March 15, 2023
The digital footprint that follows us off the screen (literally)
The digital footprint that follows us off the screen (literally)
March 28, 2023
A student touches one of the rocks part of a meditation circle in between ZSR and Babcock and Luter Hall.
Stop and smell the…rocks?
March 28, 2023
A student scuba dives in Belize.
Biology class takes spring break trip to Belize’s coral reefs
March 28, 2023
A surgical mask, which some use to protect against COVID-19, is found during a beach cleanup.
The good, the bad and the ugly truth: COVID-19 and its environmental impacts
March 16, 2023
A family of skiers race down a mountain.
Skiing: A slippery slope
March 14, 2023
From Exec: Celebrating our success and moving forward
From Exec: Celebrating our success and moving forward
March 16, 2023
Kenneth Townsend from the Office of Leadership and Character welcomes Bryan Stevenson to the Wait Chapel stage.
Editorial: Bryan Stevenson is right; we need to get proximate
March 2, 2023
The Rock, which is the center of MSUs campus, is converted to a memorial for the victims of the Feb. 13 students.
Editorial: We stand with MSU
February 24, 2023
Flags on Tribble Courtyard represent Americans struggling with mental health challenges.
Editorial: Mental Health week remains important
February 16, 2023
A.P. African American Studies, and education as a whole, are too important to be decided by politicians, the Editorial Committee writes.
Editorial: AP course underlies danger of academic censorship
February 13, 2023
A surveillance balloon flies above the United States.
Less popping balloons, more breaking down barriers
March 23, 2023
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake causes massive damage in Turkey.
Earthquakes underscore impact of refugee crisis
March 23, 2023
Bar Refaeli attends a 2010 film festival with Leonardo DiCaprio, who is 10 years her senior.
Hollywood age gaps are not funny, they’re just weird
March 2, 2023
Yellow caution tape blocks off the scene of a shooting at Michigan State University.
The college experience no one asked for
March 2, 2023
The Spanish Parliament meets. Earlier this month, Spain passed the first menstrual leave law in Europe.
Spain’s menstrual leave law is significant
March 2, 2023
From right to left, Grant van Beveren, Daivien Williamson and Tyree Appleby pose before their final home game as Demon Deacons.
Thank you, seniors
March 15, 2023
Davien Williamson makes a game-winning shot for Wake Forest against Syracuse.
Men’s basketball wins an ACC Tournament game, but season ends in Greensboro
March 14, 2023
Graduate transfer Tyree Appleby, one of Wake Forests senior night honorees, puts up a jump shot.
Eagles prey on men’s basketball senior night
March 2, 2023
Cam Hildreth shoots a layup.
Men’s basketball goes 1-1 in critical homestand
February 27, 2023
Damari Monsanto is helped off the field after sustaining an injury.
Damari Monsanto will have season-ending surgery
February 24, 2023
The Demon Deacons celebrate at midfield after winning the Gasparilla Bowl.
Gritty defense, Hartman history lifts Wake Forest to Gasparilla Bowl win
December 26, 2022
Wake Forests defensive line tries to break through to the Duke quarterback.
Blue Devils take the Demon Deacons to the darkest depths
November 29, 2022
Christian Turner (No. 0 in black) comes up just short of the end zone.
History repeats, Tar Heels blank Demon Deacons in fourth quarter
November 14, 2022
An NC State defender takes down Jahmal Banks (in white) just short of the end zone. Wake Forest did not score on this possession.
Interceptions, turnovers cost Wake Forest at NC State
November 6, 2022
Sam Hartman (No. 10 in white) is sacked by the Louisville defense.
Third-quarter collapse sends Louisville over Demon Deacons
October 31, 2022
The Analytics Team gathers for its weekly meeting, lead by Chris Lewis and Nihar Maskara, at the David L. Couch Ballpark. Members majors range from engineering to mathematics to finance.
Analytics team rattles its sabermetrics
March 29, 2023
The baseball team celebrates its 18-2 victory against Mount St. Marys on Friday afternoon.
Baseball sweeps doubleheader on way to 4-0 weekend
March 1, 2023
Wake Forest celebrates a Nick Kurtz grand slam in Fridays game against Youngstown State.
Baseball goes 4-0 in its opening homestand
February 21, 2023
Adam Cecere rounds third after hitting Wake Forests first home run of the year.
PHOTOS: Wake Forest takes down Youngstown State on opening day
February 20, 2023
Rhett Lowder (pictured) and the Wake Forest pitching staff are No. 1 in the ACC by ERA.
All eyes on Omaha as WFU baseball kicks off this weekend
February 14, 2023
Roald Mitchell lines up a shot.
Men’s soccer falls in NCAA Tournament with biting 3-0 loss
November 21, 2022
Roald Mitchell is tripped up in front of the net.
PHOTOS: Wake Forest falls to Ohio State
November 20, 2022
Goaltender Trace Alphin (No. 1 in green) awaits a corner kick from the Clemson offense.
Men’s soccer falls in semifinals of ACC tournament
November 16, 2022
Jahlane Forbes stands on the field.
PHOTOS: Wake Forest men’s soccer falls 2-0 to Clemson
November 12, 2022
Defender Garrison Tubbs (No. 32 in black) makes a play on the ball.
Men’s soccer advances to ACC semifinals
November 9, 2022
In a match against Miami on March 12, singles dominance led the way for the Demon Deacons.
Men’s tennis takes down local rivals en route to 6-1 stretch
March 13, 2023
Womens tennis finds success in doubles matches during the Blue Gray Tournament.
Women’s tennis wins Blue Gray Tournament
March 1, 2023
A photograph of a tennis player putting up a heart
As Serena Williams retires, many reflect on her legacy
September 13, 2022
Mens tennis will face No. 65 Clemson Friday at home.
Men’s tennis goes 2-0, women’s 0-2 over weekend
April 5, 2022
The mens tennis team celebrates a victory.
Men’s tennis continues to dominate
March 17, 2022
A photo of Will Zalatoris
Zalatoris to miss out on Tour Championship
August 24, 2022
The Wake Forest womens golf team poses with the ACC Championship trophy.
Women’s golf claims ACC crown
April 19, 2022
After finishing in second place behind champion Hideki Matsuyama in 2021, Will Zalatoris finished in sixth place of the 2022 Masters.
Demon Deacons compete at the Masters
April 12, 2022
Michael Brennan shot five-under to capture the Genesis Collegiate crown.
Brennan wins Genesis Collegiate
February 24, 2022
Mens golf got off to a poor start on day one, but the team bounced back.
Men’s golf places fifth in invitational
February 3, 2022
Sydney Smith poses on Truist Field in her cheerleading uniform.
Deacon Sportlight: Sydney Smith
February 16, 2023
Jewel Spear dribbles a basketball at the Dave Budd Gymnasium.
Deacon ‘Sportlight:’ Jewel Spear
February 2, 2023
Alex Wood, a freshman sensation on the womens soccer team, poses in front of Wait Chapel.
Deacon Sportlight: Alex Wood
December 1, 2022
Men’s soccer midfielder Leo Guarino strikes a pose in front of Farrell Hall. His presence isn’t only felt on the field—Guarino was named to the 2021-2022 Academic Honor Roll.
Deacon Sportlight: Leo Guarino
November 17, 2022
This past fall, Georgia Ruffolo competed in the Bryan National Collegiate and was the sec- ond-highest finisher on the B Team. She recorded an eight-over score of 224 to finish T26.
Deacon “Sportlight”: Georgia Ruffalo
April 21, 2022
A graphic in students housing portal welcomes them home.
The Housing Games tests friendships
March 29, 2023
The Worrell Professional Center receives high marks from Emily Bebenek on its utility in a zombie apocalypse.
Campus’s best spots for surviving the zombie apocalypse, rated
March 29, 2023
The Marriage Pact matches students based on a compatibility algorithm.
We’re better off loving for ourselves
March 29, 2023
MSCHFs Big Red Boots represent a new tendency in fashion to embrace cartoonish aesthetics, writes Eli Leadham.
These red boots are made for walking
March 29, 2023
A 1903 painting depicts a Victorian child.
Wake Forest: not Victorian child-friendly
March 29, 2023
Letter to the Editor: A failure of memory and a lack of intention
Letter to the Editor: A failure of memory and a lack of intention
December 13, 2022
Signs advocating against student housing do not target students, but developers, writes Professor Dean Franco.
Letter to the Editor: “Deactown” threatens property rights
October 6, 2022
A graphic with a black background featuring the OGB logo and the words letter to the editor.
Letter to the editor regarding college tips article
August 25, 2022
Ally Swartzberg speaks in Wait Chapel.
A Letter from Former Student Body President Ally Swartzberg
April 28, 2022
Students exhibit Pro Humanitate ethos
October 29, 2020
Tyree Appleby (left) drives past a Duke defender.
PHOTOS: Demon Deacons rebound, beat Duke 81-70
December 21, 2022
Tyree Appleby (No. 1 in white) jumps to shoot a layup.
PHOTOS: Demon Deacons take down Georgia 81-71
November 12, 2022
PHOTOS: Wake Forest falls 30-21 to NC State
November 6, 2022
Deac Diaries is a brand new podcast, available on Spotify.
Deac Diaries: Entry 1
October 17, 2022
Catch up on the Old Gold & Blacks sports podcast
Catch up on the Old Gold & Black’s sports podcast
July 21, 2022
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Wait Chapel is lit up in red.

[Photo] Wake Forest: not Victorian child-friendly

March 29, 2023
A flyer details Rajmohan Gandhis talk.

[Photo] Rajmohan Gandhi’s second event focuses on modern lessons

March 23, 2023
Rajmohan Ghandi (center) speaks with history department chair Dr. Raisur Rahman (left) and African American Studies program director Dr. Corey D.B. Walker (right).

[Photo] Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, calls students to action

March 20, 2023
Margaret Bender poses for a photograph in Chile.

[Photo] Deacon Profile: Margaret Bender

February 15, 2023
Staff at the Center for Entrepreneurship pose with the award.

[Photo] IDEATE model wins teaching award

February 10, 2023
The initiative will be led by Interim Dean of Divinity Dr. Corey D. B. Walker.

[Photo] Mellon Foundation awards Wake Forest $1 million grant for environmental justice project

January 19, 2023
Feldman, a senior Stamps Scholar, wants to work with the U.S. government for his career.

[Photo] Deacon Profile: Tal Feldman

January 18, 2023
President Wente addresses the university community from the fourth floor of the Sutton Center.

[Photo] Wente delivers annual presidential address

November 30, 2022
A Native American Heritage Month flyer shows the Should We Go to Hawaii talk.

[Photo] Tohi Talk asks: ‘Should we go to Hawaii?’

November 21, 2022
Hospitalization and medical treatment numbers have declined as the senior fifth tradition has.

[Photo] Senior fifth isn’t worth it

November 19, 2022
Brad Jones has been dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for 12 years.

[Photo] Brad Jones steps down as graduate dean

November 10, 2022
Dean Jonathan Walton led the School of Divinity through the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Dean Jonathan Walton to leave School of Divinity, Walker named interim dean

October 24, 2022
Many Wake Forest students and faculty gathered to hear from the Yemeni filmmaker in the Scales Fine Arts Center.

[Photo] Artist Protection Fund fellow presents recent projects

October 5, 2022
Solar panels adorn the roof of South Residence Hall.

[Photo] Solar energy from a foreign land

October 5, 2022
Multiple signatories to the faculty groups letter mentioned Wake Forests motto: Pro Humanitate (for humanity).

[Photo] Faculty group calls for contract workers to be paid a living wage

September 18, 2022
George Bush was the first of many speakers lined up for the 2022-2023 season.

[Photo] President George W. Bush headlines first Face to Face event of the year

September 15, 2022
The festival featured multiple performances, including song and dance.

[Photo] Wake Forest celebrates the Harvest Moon

September 14, 2022
A photograph of a group of people in black shirts on a football field

[Photo] Climb to Remember honors victims of 9/11 attacks

September 14, 2022
A photograph of the Wake Forest faculty processing down the center aisle of Wait Chapel while members of the Class of 2026 look on.

[Photo] At convocation, Wente challenges the Class of 2026 to be “catalysts for good”

August 22, 2022
A photograph of students at a football game

[Photo] Previewing Wake Forest sports

August 18, 2022
A portrait photograph of Dr. Susan R. Wente, president of Wake Forest.

[Photo] From University President Susan R Wente

August 18, 2022
A digital logo of Wake Forest, including the universitys name and seal.

[Photo] University, SG presidents welcome Class of 2026 to campus

August 18, 2022
A photograph of four people reading a picture book.

[Photo] Wake Forest hosts Freedom School

July 13, 2022
The Womens Center logo, which features a tree with golden leaves.

[Photo] Wake Forest names new Women’s Center director

June 21, 2022
Wake Forest, which went 1-1 at the ACC Tournament, will compete against Connecticut Friday.

[Photo] Wake Forest baseball will travel to College Park for NCAA Tournament regional

May 30, 2022
The Student Activity Space (now called the Barn) was the site of the 2018 shooting that killed Najee Ali Baker.

[Photo] Appeals court affirms dismissal of Barn lawsuit

May 27, 2022
President Susan Wente stands in the presidents office.

[Photo] President Susan Wente reflects on her first year in office

May 19, 2022
The Class of 2022, newly-graduated, throw their caps in the air.

[Photo] The Class of 2022 graduates

May 17, 2022
Van Jones delivers his commencement address to the Class of 2022.

[Photo] Van Jones speaks to challenges, opportunities facing the Class of 2022 in exclusive interview

May 17, 2022
Bradshaw (left) and Billos (right) are close friends.

[Photo] Two WFU students named as Goldwater Scholars

April 23, 2022
The 20th DESK event in 2019 saw over 400 Wake Forest students, faculty and staff come out to Poteat Field to paint 42 desks.

[Photo] DESK provides opportunity for educational outreach

April 14, 2022
After 10 years, Provost Rogan Kersh will step down as provost in order to pursue full-time teaching and research, and Dean Gillespie will succeed him beginning July 1.

[Photo] Provost Kersh steps down; Gillespie to succeed

April 6, 2022
Dr. Corey D.B. Walker is a preeminent scholar in African American Studies.

[Photo] Deacon Profile: Corey D. B. Walker

April 5, 2022
Springtime flowers are in bloom again.

[Photo] Editorial: Enjoy spring in the forest

March 30, 2022
Radical collaboration is a favorite philosophy of Wake Forests 14th president

[Photo] Face to Face holds inauguration event

March 29, 2022
Wake NOW seeks to connect Wake Forest women both past and present.

[Photo] Wake NOW hosts Wake Women’s Weekend

March 29, 2022
President Susan Wente poses after her investiture.

[Photo] Wake Forest formally inaugurates Susan Wente

March 27, 2022
Locklair poses with a composition.

[Photo] Deacon Profile: Dan Locklair

March 24, 2022
Ranft will begin her new position as dean on July 1.

[Photo] Wake Forest School of Business names new dean

March 23, 2022
There are currently two stretches of road named after former university President Washington Wingate.

[Photo] University releases renaming process details

March 17, 2022
A/perture Cinema is located in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem and works to bring the local community together through the art of cinema.

[Photo] A/perture Cinema: A Winston-Salem Arthouse

March 17, 2022
McElderry, a titan in the DEI field, will take a new post at Elon.

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Indigenous leaders have been on the front lines of environmental justice for generations.

[Photo] Environmental justice series catalyzes conversation

March 3, 2022
This years BHM shows more than ever that antiracism is important.

[Photo] Editorial: Black History month highlights importance of antiracism

February 24, 2022
Wake Forest held its annual Founders Day Convocation in Wait Chapel on Feb. 17. President Wente delivered the opening address and reflected on her first year at Wake Forest.

[Photo] WFU hosts annual Founders’ Day Convocation

February 24, 2022
Cheslie Krysts death is emblematic of a larger issue around mental health, especially for women of color.

[Photo] Cheslie Kryst’s death highlights broader issues

February 17, 2022
Dorothy A. Brown is a School of Law professor at Emory University and author of “The Whiteness of Wealth”.

[Photo] Slave, Race and Memory Project hosts annual lecture

February 10, 2022
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[Photo] Wake Forest students and faculty receive MLK award

February 10, 2022
Criminal justice expert, School of Law professor and Vice Provost Kami Chavis ends her 15-year-long career at Wake Forest and will undertake a new role at William & Mary on July 1.

[Photo] Chavis concludes career at Wake

January 28, 2022
The Winston-Salem Fire Department played a crucial role in containing the fire.

[Photo] Fire alarm issue needs to be resolved

January 28, 2022
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and the Fate of Democracy, explores the work of the Virginia Interfaith Power and Light.

[Photo] Humanities Professor hosts climate change talk

January 20, 2022
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[Photo] Deacon Profile: Dr. Shea Kidd-Brown

January 20, 2022
Wake Radio showcases at the 2017 Fall Involvement Fair.

[Photo] Activity fair moves to February over COVID-19 concerns

January 14, 2022
DeacsThrive texted out a COVID-19 exposure flowchart recommending a 10 day quarantine, in spite of CDC guidance.

[Photo] University instruction surrounding COVID-19 is unclear

January 13, 2022
Five candidates each will seek to become Homecoming King and Queen, respectively.

[Photo] Homecoming Court 2021

October 23, 2021
Provost Michelle Gillespie spoke to Student Government Senators on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

[Photo] Deacon Profile: Michelle Gillespie

April 8, 2021
Hit the Bricks is an annual tradition at Wake Forest, raising money for cancer research.

[Photo] Hit The Bricks Surpasses Fundraising Record

October 3, 2019
Each brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will enrich our students learning experiences and contribute to our reputation as a top-tier business school, Dean Annette Ranft said.

[Photo] Business school lacks environmental education

January 14, 2016
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