Leadership
President
Dr. Susan R. Wente
Dr. Susan R. Wente became Wake Forest’s 14th president on July 1, 2021. Like Wake Forest itself, Wente has a history of taking bold steps in education. She was selected not only for her exceptional reputation as an acclaimed academic and charismatic leader, but also for her vision of Wake Forest as a welcoming, inclusive community that will continue to make positive change in the world.
Wente is a renowned biomedical scientist who served as Vanderbilt’s provost and vice chancellor for seven years and interim chancellor for eleven months.
Provost
Rogan Kersh
Dr. Rogan Kersh became the fifth provost in Wake Forest history when he was appointed the University’s chief academic officer in July 2012. In addition to overseeing Wake Forest’s undergraduate and graduate academic programs, Dr. Kersh serves as professor of political science, keeping one foot in the classroom as a dedicated teacher-scholar in Wake Forest’s unique one-on-one approach to education.
Michele Gillespie
Dean, Undergraduate College
- BA (Rice University); MA, PhD (Princeton University)
- 336.758.3418
- gillesmk@nullwfu.edu
Jane Aiken
Dean, School of Law
- BA (Hollins College); JD (New York University); LLM (Georgetown University)
- 336.758.5435
- aiken@nullwfu.edu
Jonathan L. Walton
Dean, Divinity School
- BA (Morehouse College); PhD and MDiv (Princeton Theological Seminary)
- 336.758.3957
- divdean@nullwfu.edu
Julie Ann Freischlag, M.D.
CEO, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Chief Academic Officer, Atrium Health
- BS (University of Illinois); MD (Rush University)
- 336.716.3408
Brad Jones
Dean, Graduate Programs in Arts and Sciences
- BS (Wake Forest ’84); PhD (University of Florida)
- 336.758.5512
- jonesbt@nullwfu.edu
Dwayne Godwin
Dean, Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences
- BA (University of West Florida); PhD (University of Alabama-Birmingham)
- 336.716.9437
- dgodwin@nullwakehealth.edu
Tim Pyatt
Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
- BA (Duke University); MLS (North Carolina Central University)
- 336.758.5478
- tpyatt@nullwfu.edu
Charles L. Iacovou
Dean, School of Professional Studies and Vice Provost for Charlotte Programs
- BS (University of Vermont); PhD (University of British Columbia)
- 336.758.4579
- iacovou@nullwfu.edu
Vision & Mission
Wake Forest combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.
The Strategic Plan
The overarching priorities critical to the vitality of the University.
The Master Plan
A thirty-year projection for the Reynolda Campus.
Annual Report
Download the latest financial report.
WFU Information
Financial reports and consumer information.