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Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a $3.3 million gift – the second largest individual donation in the school’s 25-year history – from the estate of Edward Kent Griffin. The gift will support the recently launched Wake Div Promise, a bold initiative designed […]

Distinguished lawyer and Wake Forest University alumnus Mark Holt (‘83, P’18) will chair the Wake Forest University School of Divinity Board of Visitors beginning this fall. Holt follows Charlotte based developer Mark W. Boyce who faithfully served two terms as board chair.  The Board of […]

Wake Forest University School of Divinity welcomed its inaugural class of Doctor of Ministry (DMin) students, representing the newest doctoral degree program at the university.  The Doctor of Ministry program offers professional doctoral education to accomplished faith leaders, equipping them to address the complex realities […]

Amy Yandell has been named Admissions and Enrollment Counselor with Wake Forest University School of Divinity. With over 15 years of experience in higher education, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this vital role. Yandell’s impressive career spans several esteemed institutions, including […]

Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s Faith COMPASS Center will host a summer institute, “Re-Storying and Restoring: Theology, Sacred Memory, and Health in the African American Community,” from June 18 to June 20, 2024, on the Reynolda campus of Wake Forest University.  The institute is […]

Earley Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo’s recent book, Ecomartyrdom in the Americas: Living and Dying for Our Common Home (Orbis, 2023), has been awarded 2nd place in the “Theology” category for […]

There are plenty of opportunities to engage with Wake Forest University School of Divinity happening this summer. The following events are scheduled for Summer 2024 and are open to the public. Read below for details and links to register. Re-Storying and Restoring: Theology, Sacred […]

At the installation service of Corey D. B. Walker as Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, President Susan R. Wente announced she has committed funding to support a new initiative on “Religion, Pluralism, and American Public Life” that will be based at […]

Maggie Clark (MDiv ’25) was recently awarded the 2024 Addie Davis Scholarship, presented to Baptist women enrolled in seminary to pursue a calling to ministry and leadership. For more information about the scholarship and read the announcement, visit bwim.info/addie-davis-scholarship/