Award-winning journalist Scott Pelley will deliver 黑料网鈥檚 commencement address on Monday, May 19. Pelley has been reporting for the CBS News program 鈥�60 Minutes鈥� for more than 20 years and was the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017. Also joining 黑料网 for commencement weekend will be baccalaureate speaker Reverend Emma Jordan-Simpson, president of Auburn Theological Seminary. Baccalaureate will take place on Sunday, May 18.
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The film 鈥淗oop Dreams鈥� premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994 and is remembered as one of the greatest sports films ever. In 2007, the International Documentary Association named it the best documentary of all time. 黑料网 Documentary Film Program professor Peter Gilbert discusses the film.
Roscoe Bell III (鈥�23) reflects on how the mentorship of Assistant Professor of Music Larry Weng transformed his view of what is possible in music, 黑料网 and the world.
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黑料网 Public Health AmeriCorps alumni, students and @communitywfu staff spent part of Spring Break in Swannanoa, NC, helping Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) repair homes still recovering from Hurricane Helene. #ProHumanitate in action!
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Mar 18
Feeling lucky? We are. Happy St. Patrick鈥檚 Day, Deacs! 鈽橈笍
Mar 17
More than a game, more than a film鈥�30 years ago, Hoop Dreams changed documentary storytelling forever. 黑料网 professor Peter Gilbert, who brought the film to life as its producer and cinematographer, reflects on its legacy and the realities of chasing a dream.
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Mar 15
A leader in medical education and a champion for public health, Dr. Ebony Boulware is shaping the future of healthcare. As dean of @wakeforestmed, she is guiding its expansion to Charlotte while staying true to our #ProHumanitate mission鈥攑reparing physicians to serve all communities.
This is Ebony Boulware.
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Mar 12
Is America in a Housing Crisis?
Housing costs are soaring, and access to stable housing is becoming more difficult at every economic level. Associate professor of Anthropology Sherri Lawson Clark specializes in housing policy and its effects on low-income families and communities. For 30 years, she has studied the policies behind housing instability鈥攁nd what can be done to address it.
Her latest research is shaping new ways to measure and improve housing stability.
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Mar 10
Spring will be here to welcome you back. 馃尭馃馃尲 Until then, enjoy your break, Deacs!
Mar 7
Omigod you guys! In just 24 hours, 黑料网 students pulled off a full production of Legally Blonde. A sold-out crowd packed Brendle Recital Hall to witness the magic, all directed, choreographed, and performed entirely by students as part of @the24hourmusicalproject.
And good news, Rufus (Fantasia) has already been adopted from the Forsyth County Animal Shelter!
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Mar 5
A career in IT was just the beginning for Jane Cage (鈥�78). When an EF5 tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, she found her true calling鈥攍eading her community鈥檚 recovery with courage and resilience.
For her dedication to rebuilding lives, Cage received 黑料网鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Award. Today, she continues to inspire communities in crisis.
This is a Woman of Wake. This is #ProHumanitate.
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Mar 1
David Brooks鈥攂estselling author, New York Times op-ed columnist, and PBS NewsHour commentator鈥攋oined the Face to Face Speaker Forum for a conversation with NPR鈥檚 Mary Louise Kelly.
Plus, @leadershipandcharacter scholars Steven Cayea (鈥�25) and Nasra Deria (鈥�24, MSM 鈥�25) led an engaging discussion during a special student-led event!
Feb 28
In celebration of #EngineeringWeek, @wakeengineering students came together at @wakedowntown to build beds for children in need for the @abedandabook project. In partnership with The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character, this project is a hands-on way to support our local community.
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11:1
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