Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

      private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The university consists of Wake Forest College, the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, the School of Law, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, the Graduate School, the Divinity School, and the Babcock Graduate School of Management. Wake Forest offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs and provides many opportunities for study abroad in Europe, South America, Asia, and the Middle East, including university-operated programs in London, Venice, and Vienna. Notable research facilities include the Olin Physical Laboratory, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, and the Center for Economic Studies. Total enrollment is approximately 6,000.

      The university was established in 1834 by the Baptist State Convention. It was then known as Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute and was located in the town of Wake Forest. In 1838 it became Wake Forest College and remained solely a liberal arts college until the creation of the law and medical schools in 1894 and 1902, respectively. In 1941 the medical school moved to Winston-Salem. The next year the college began admitting women. The entire college moved to Winston-Salem in 1956, and it became a university in 1967. Notable alumni include golfer Arnold Palmer (Palmer, Arnold) and writer W.J. Cash (Cash, W.J.).

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