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Tipoffs for Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Wake Forest) Newsletter for Sunday October 19, 2025 ( 4 items )  

ESPN and the Big 12 Announce Men's Basketball TV Schedule for 2025-26 Season, Tipping off November 9
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and the Big 12 Announce Men's Basketball TV Schedule for 2025-26 Season, Tipping off November 9 * * 100+ games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN App * Six Big 12 teams ranked in Preseason Top 25 ESPN and the Big 12 announced its network designations and game times for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, with 100+ games set for ESPN networks be  more

Limited Submission Opportunity: The Educating Character Initiative 2026 Grants for Institutions
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 16 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: The Educating Character Initiative 2026 Grants for Institutions * Applications due Nov. 12, 2025 These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should contact LSO@vanderbilt.edu for more information. Vanderbilt University may submit one application in either the Institutional Impact or Capacity-Building category (but not both) to The Educating Character  more

The Intercontinental Exchange 2B investment in Polymarket
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The Intercontinental Exchange 2B investment in Polymarket * The Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE, recently announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket. This massive institutional buy-in is a watershed moment for the prediction market industry, moving it from the crypto-adjacent fringe directly into the financial mainstream. Wake Forest Universi  more

Wake Forest University announces search for 15th president
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest University announces search for 15th president * The Board of Trustees announced the launch of a national search for Wake Forest University's next president. Earlier this month, President Susan R. Wente announced plans to step down at the end of June 2026. A message was sent today to the Wake Forest community from Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, chair of the Wake Forest Board of Trustees,   more