Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity.
Our Winston-Salem, N.C., campus houses an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. Our undergraduate liberal arts curriculum inspires a holistic approach to preparing graduate and professional school students. We graduate leaders with integrity and courage who use their success to make an impact on society.
Wake Forest junior Elena Singer-Freeman and sophomore Cassandra Hung have been named 2024 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. The two are among 438 college students from across the U.S. to receive the award for the 2024-25 academic year. Award winners are selected based on academic merit from a pool of more than 5,000 sophomores and juniors studying natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Wake Forest's Face to Face Speaker Forum invites world-renowned, influential voices to discuss a variety of topics including politics, arts and culture, and business and innovation. The 2024-25 season will feature Peyton Manning, Anderson Cooper, Jesmyn Ward, David Brooks and John Legend.
As the CEO of Coded by Kids, Danae Tilghman Mobley (’06) is working to make tech careers available to more children and young adults.
Applied mathematics researcher and private pilot Shelby Horth (‘24) has earned a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award to study aeronautics.
Horth, a May 2024 Wake Forest graduate, will pursue a doctorate in applied mathematics at the University of Arizona. Her research will explore complex mathematical models and their real-world applications in aeronautics/aerospace, potentially leading to breakthroughs in signal processing, information processing, optimization and predictive modeling.
“Being awarded the fellowship is an incredible honor and a pivotal milestone in my academic and professional research career,” said Horth. “This fellowship validates the significance of my research in applied mathematics. It also provides the necessary resources and support for me to delve deeper into innovative problem-solving.”
As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the reputation of the GRFP follows recipients as they become lifelong leaders who contribute significantly to scientific innovation and teaching. Past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, Google founder, Sergey Brin and Freakonomics co-author, Steven Levitt.
NSF-GRFP fellowships provide a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 along with a $16,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees, as well as access to opportunities for professional development available to NSF-supported graduate students.
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Jun 7
In honor of Pride Month, we’re taking a look back to this spring’s Lavender Graduation ceremony.
Each year @lgbtqatwfu hosts a Lavender Graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our outstanding LGBTQ+ and ally graduating students. Lavender Graduation is a unique ceremony held annually to honor the struggles many LGBTQ+ students face in accessing and achieving in their education. It does not replace traditional commencement activities, but is a special time to come together in a community of celebration and honor our Lavender Graduates.
LGBTQ+ and ally students graduating from the College or from graduate programs are invited to participate, and the entire Wake Forest community is invited to celebrate in this special occasion. #wfugrad
Jun 5
Evan Harris (‘26), a rising junior communication major from Greensboro, North Carolina, will spend two months studying Indonesian language and culture in Malang, Indonesia, as part of the Critical Language Scholarship Program.
The program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages by providing funded, immersive experiences virtually and around the world to help students improve their language skills.
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Jun 3
The Pulitzer Center has selected Melina Traiforos (‘25), English major and journalism and marketing communications minor, as Wake Forest’s 2024 Reporting Fellow.
Traiforos will receive a $3,000 stipend to report on Black maternal health disparities and inequalities low-income women face in the health care system. Her research project, titled “Black Mothers Are Dying. Here’s What NYC’s Doulas Are Doing About It,” will focus on the stories and outcomes behind an initiative taking place in New York City to address these inequalities.
Black women are nine times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the City of New York.
“The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship will allow me to report on Ancient Song Doula Services, an organization that partners with NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ year-old Citywide Doula Initiative to provide free, non-medical support to under-resourced pregnant people in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens,” said Traiforos.
The Pulitzer Center awards fellowships to students from its Campus Consortium partners to cover a wide range of issues including climate change, education, human rights and global health. They receive funding and mentorship to report from the U.S. and around the world. The University’s journalism program also provides support for the fellowship.
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May 29
Two recent Wake Forest graduates have been selected for the postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRTA).
Tahjanee Givens, a Stamps Scholar from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, is majoring in psychology, and politics and international affairs.
Eric Wang, a Reynolds Scholar from Cary, North Carolina, is a biology major.
As part of this funded postbaccalaureate program, Givens and Wang will undertake research full-time with the NIH. Givens will support ongoing studies to develop effective mental health programs to improve adolescent depression and concurring mental health challenges with the Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Wang will be conducting neurobiology research in the Jensen Lab at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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May 28
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.
Within driving distance of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Atlantic Coast, Winston-Salem offers the amenities of a larger city with the vibrant culture of an engaged community.
Get to know Wake Forest better by browsing a collection of quick facts, figures and rankings.
250+
is the number of student organizations that you can explore (or we’ll help you find a match) in order to discover your passion. Don’t find it? Apply to charter one!
11:1
is our student-to-faculty ratio. More than half of our undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Only 1% have more than 50 students.
72+%
of undergraduates have an academic study-abroad experience, many of them in our academic-residential houses in London, Vienna and Venice.
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