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The council passed the resolution on a 7-1 vote Wake Forest University’s announcement last week that it would rename a campus building that honored a slaveholding former president had some ripple effects. Not only did this decision affect Wake Forest, it also has caused Wingate University near Charlotte to reconsider its own history. Wake Forest on Friday said it’s changing the name of Wingate Hall, the building adjacent to Wait Chapel and home of its divinity school. The building wil...

The council passed the resolution on a 7-1 vote Wake Forest University’s announcement last week that it would rename a campus building that honored a slaveholding former president had some ripple effects. Not only did this decision affect Wake Forest, it also has caused Wingate University near Charlotte to reconsider its own history. Wake Forest on Friday said it’s changing the name of Wingate Hall, the building adjacent to Wait Chapel and home of its divinity school. The building wil...

Wake Forest University Renames Building In Bid For A More Inclusive History by Paul Garber 9:43pm May 09, 2021 Wingate Hall on the campus of Wake Forest University will be renamed to May 7, 1860 Hall. PAUL GARBER/WFDD Wake Forest University is renaming one of its campus buildings as part of a review of its history as the university seeks a more inclusive view of its past. Wake Forest President Nathan Hatch announced last week that Wingate Hall will no longer carry the name o...

The discovery comes after a phone call with Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch. Wake Forest had announced May 7 that they would rename part of its Wait Chapel from Wingate Hall to May 7, 1860 Hall.

Wake Forest University will rename a campus building in an attempt to reckon with an institutional history that stretches back to before the Civil War and includes slavery. The university announced Friday that it will give Wingate Hall a new name: May 7, 1860 Hall. Thats the date when it sold 16 enslaved persons at auction to benefit the school. But the adjacent Wait Chapel will keep its name, Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch wrote in a message to campus Friday. Both buildings are ...

The past week has been a pretty good one for Wake Forest University students. On Friday, the Winston-Salem university lifted most of the remaining campus restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 among its students. The university followed that up Tuesday by telling students that it plans to hold commencement in person in May. In a message to 2021 graduates, Wake Forest said most undergraduate commencement activities will take place May 16 or May 17 — or possibly both days. O...

  Update your browser or Flash plugin For over 50 years, Wake Forest University has celebrated a Moravian holiday tradition known as Lovefeast. Initiated by a student in 1965, the gathering has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in North America. This year, a group of university collaborators made sure the beloved tradition was not lost amid the pandemic. Any other year, in early to mid-December, thousands file through the doors of Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest Univer...

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