From the Forest

Days of Service

Days of Service

Wake Forest University students volunteered around Winston-Salem as part of Days of Service

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Wake the Demons

Wake the Demons

Pep rally on the quad to start the 2023 season

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New Deac Week

New Deac Week

Welcome to Wake Forest Class of 2027

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McCreary Football Complex Dedication

McCreary Football Complex Dedication

A transformative commitment from Bob McCreary ('61) creates a dynamic new athletic space

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Hands-on research makes a real-world difference

Hands-on research makes a real-world difference

URECA-Undergrads & faculty mentors work together on summer research projects

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Commencement 2023

Commencement 2023

Celebrating the graduating class

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Baccalaureate 2023

Baccalaureate 2023

A religious service honoring the graduating class

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Alice Hauser

Alice Hauser

A day in the life of a Rhodes Scholar

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Face to Face with Kristin Chenoweth

Face to Face with Kristin Chenoweth

Award winning actor visits Wake Forest

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Wellbeing Center Turns Five

Wellbeing Center Turns Five

Something for everybody, every body and every mind

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Project Pumpkin 2022

Project Pumpkin 2022

An annual tradition with tricks and treats for local kids

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Research Day 2022

Research Day 2022

Students showcase original scholarship in collaboration with faculty mentors

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Hit the Bricks 2022

Hit the Bricks 2022

Wake Foresters raise money for cancer research

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Wake the Demons!

Wake the Demons!

Rally for the Deacons on Hearn Plaza

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Commencement 2022

Commencement 2022

Congratulations to Graduates and their Families

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Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day

Dr. Susan R. Wente Installed as 14th President of Wake Forest

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The Power of Music

The Power of Music

Yo Yo Ma on Art, Life and Happiness

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McCreary Football Complex

McCreary Football Complex

Breaking ground on a new Demon Deacon football facility.

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Seeing Wake’s Past

Seeing Wake’s Past

President Wente visits the old campus in Wake Forest, NC.

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2021 Lovefeast Service

2021 Lovefeast Service

Lovefeast: a cherished annual tradition

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2021 Lighting of the Quad

2021 Lighting of the Quad

An annual tradition to celebrate the holiday season

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The Chemistry of Art Conservation

The Chemistry of Art Conservation

The Art Gallery as Laboratory

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Hit the Bricks!

Hit the Bricks!

Deacs raise more than $200,000 for cancer research

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Commencement 2020

Commencement 2020

A Celebration Worth the Wait

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Wake the Demons!

Wake the Demons!

Wake Foresters Rally for the Demon Deacons

Go Deacs!

Taking Office

Taking Office

Dr. Susan R. Wente arrives as Wake Forest's 14th President

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DESK Project 2021

DESK Project 2021

COVID Can't Stop Pro Humanitate

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Spring Forward

Spring Forward

Campus life is blossoming

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Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

Wake Foresters Return for the Spring Semester

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A 21-Photo Salute

A 21-Photo Salute

A look back at two decades in The Forest

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Autumn Light

Autumn Light

The Wake Forest campus is at its best in the Fall

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Finding Your (Study) Space

Finding Your (Study) Space

Wake Foresters find a comfortable place to work

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“Hit the Bricks” Hits a Home Run

“Hit the Bricks” Hits a Home Run

Sets New Records for Money Raised, Teams

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Experimenting with Labs

Experimenting with Labs

Hands-On Learning During Covid

Different Look, Same Lab

Game Day

Game Day

Wake Forest hosts ESPN College GameDay, Clemson

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Fall 2020: Show Humanitate

Fall 2020: Show Humanitate

Wake Forest students arrive on campus during a pandemic

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Fall: Week One

Fall: Week One

Wake Foresters head to class for the Fall 2020 semester

Learning Looks a Bit Different

Getting Ready

Getting Ready

Wake Forest Prepares for Students to Return

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Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

Wake Forest students move out during the pandemic

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Spring: Week One

Spring: Week One

Wake Forest responds to COVID-19

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Birds 101

Birds 101

Wake Forest students head to Florida to find birds

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Deacs win!

Deacs win!

Wake Forest Downs No. 7 Duke in Double-Overtime Thriller

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Who’s your buddy?

Who’s your buddy?

Lifelong friendships have taken root in the Forest, and our stories are unrivaled by any.

Meet some Deacs who found their people

Bud & Arnie

Bud & Arnie

A story of friendship, dreams and what might have been

Celebrate their unbreakable bond

Seasons: Fall 2019

Seasons: Fall 2019

Leaves fall and spirits soar as another autumn colors a campus community unrivaled by any. Enjoy the view.

Experience the fall semester

Lovefeast 2019

Lovefeast 2019

The Wake Forest Lovefeast has grown to be one of the largest Moravian-style lovefeasts in North America and one of the University's most cherished traditions for more than 50 years.

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Feeling the need to feed

Feeling the need to feed

Volunteers prepared Thanksgiving meals during Turkeypalooza and delivered them to food-insecure Winston-Salem residents

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Project Pumpkin

Project Pumpkin

Hosting local school children for tricks & treats!

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From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up

A Performance on Hearn Plaza Starring WFU Facilities Staff

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Catching Up to a Cure

Catching Up to a Cure

Wake Foresters "Hit the Bricks" for Cancer Research

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The Future is Now Open

The Future is Now Open

Introducing the Sutton Sports Performance Center and the Shah Basketball Complex

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Wellbeing at Wake

Wellbeing at Wake

Taking care of all that makes you ... you.

How we thrive

The Light Within

The Light Within

Electrical goods entrepreneur Anil Rai Gupta (MBA ’92, LLD ’17) helps power daily life in India, but his generous spirit is what energizes the world around him.

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Fearless

Fearless

As a politician, victims’ rights advocate, attorney and national columnist, Donna Edwards (’80) can do almost anything. Anything except quit.

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Growing Season

Growing Season

Cucumbers, pole beans and Pro Humanitate values have taken root at Buck Cochran’s Peacehaven Farm

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Seasons at Wake

Seasons at Wake

Mother Nature does some of her best work here

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The Year of Osmosis

The Year of Osmosis

In every corner of campus, Wake Forest Fellows learn and lead in a year‑long adventure

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In the Moment

In the Moment

Wake Forest is a lot of things, but boring will never be one of them

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Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers

A story of trial, error and teamwork

Meet Kathryn Webster (’17)

Portraits of Leaders

Portraits of Leaders

Medical mystery. Hoop dreams. Rock ’n’ Roll army. Terrorism. Four Olympics. Vietnam.

SEE HOW WE LEAD

Inca-redible Discovery

Inca-redible Discovery

Tree meets world

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Wake Forest in Peru

Wake Forest in Peru

Destructive mining threatens one of Earth’s greatest resources: The Amazon

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Lovefeast

Lovefeast

The most wonderful time of the year

We saved you a seat

Artistic License

Artistic License

IPLACe turns academics into a big production

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We need to talk

We need to talk

Connecting through the power of conversation

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WSNC

WSNC

Downtown Winston-Salem is the place to be thanks to the quiet efforts of Double Deacon Alfred Adams (’68, JD ’73)

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In-Dell-Apple Icon

In-Dell-Apple Icon

Big ideas - and a big personality - made Wake alumnus, John Medica, a laptop legend

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The Choice

The Choice

When turning away is not an option

Meet Julie Coyne

Bibles, Bullets and Broken Stereotypes

Bibles, Bullets and Broken Stereotypes

Does religion influence gun ownership?

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Redeye to Venice

Redeye to Venice

A whirlwind trip to La Biennale through the eyes of Sean Wilkinson (’15)

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Glowing

Glowing

Works great on hard-to-reach toxic waste

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Breathing Fire

Breathing Fire

How the best team you've never known is making history

Step inside the world of debate

Guys & Dolls

Guys & Dolls

Real men play Barbie

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Bird Brawn

Bird Brawn

For these birds, turf wars have a rhythm

Learn to speak woodpecker

Wake Washington

Wake Washington

Wake Washington officially opens for business

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Priceless

Priceless

Six students. Six figures. One art collection unlike any other.

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You Did What?

You Did What?

Doing your own thing is a Wake Forest tradition

Enjoy our quirkiest customs

The Man Behind the Name

The Man Behind the Name

Meet the Bob McCreary you don’t know

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Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations

Humans are learning a lot from the naturally high-tech bat

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Paradise Found

Paradise Found

Carlton Ward Jr. (’98) defends a side of Florida few know

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Wake Wisdom

Wake Wisdom

Faculty Fellows have your back

Um, what’s a faculty fellow?

Unhappy Feet

Unhappy Feet

Why aren't these birds in the mood?

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Exploring the Plight of American Parents

Exploring the Plight of American Parents

American parents aren’t as happy as their global peers

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The Root of All Good

The Root of All Good

Beet juice could save your brain

Read How

Ballad of the Mighty Mealworm

Ballad of the Mighty Mealworm

The wiggly custodians you can eat

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Adhesive Anthropology

Adhesive Anthropology

The speechless art of communication

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Sawstainability

Sawstainability

Old furniture achieves immortality thanks to the efforts of dedicated campus staff

See how old furniture lives on

Imagination Works

Imagination Works

Introducing Wake Downtown

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Looking Up

Looking Up

When Zach Gordon (’16) couldn’t move, faith, family and purpose drove him forward

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