Corey D.B. Walker
Corey D. B. Walker is an acclaimed scholar, academic leader, and public intellectual committed to a broad and inclusive vision of human flourishing. He serves as Dean of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and Inaugural Director of the Program in African American Studies where he brings visionary leadership and a deep commitment to the transformative power of education, ethical engagement, and critical scholarship. In recognition of his scholarly excellence, Dean Walker was named the 2023-2024 Phi Beta Kappa Frank M. Updike Memorial Scholar, becoming the first Wake Forest University professor selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. For the spring of 2026, Williams College has named Dean Walker the Sterling A. Brown ’22 Distinguished Visiting Professor of Africana Studies.