A commencement speech from Amaya Williams (’26), Wake Forest’s Student Body President and a Leadership and Character Scholar At Wake Forest’s 2026 commencement, Amaya Williams (’26) spoke about finding a new path at Wake Forest University. “Wake stopped feeling like a place that we were […]
Categories: Leadership & Character: Ideas
The Program for Leadership and Character partnered with the Wake Forest Department of Theatre and Dance to develop a course that aims to cultivate acting students’ ability to develop their characters from the standpoint of character virtues. “Part of what sets actors apart is that […]
Categories: Leadership & Character: Ideas, News
In an excerpt of his commencement address, senior executive director Michael Lamb talks about the ways to hone “the great moral lighthouse of the virtues.” NOTE: This essay is part of an occasional series of Leadership and Character Ideas, where Program faculty, staff, and affiliates […]
Categories: Leadership & Character: Ideas
“I teach courses in leadership and ethics in the law, and I begin most of those courses by asking students a series of questions, including: ‘By a show of hands, how many of you think there’s a decent chance you’ll go to prison for something you do related to your future work as a lawyer?’ writes Kenneth Townsend, Executive Director of Leadership and Character in the Professional Schools.