Dear Professors Bâli and Brand:
This message acknowledges receipt of your letter dated September 30, 2024. I refer you to my Letter to the Faculty below (sent to all Wake Forest faculty on October 1) in which I clarify the reasons surrounding the university's decision not to hold the event you reference on October 7, 2024 and underscore the importance of, and Wake Forest's commitment to, academic freedom.
Best,
Michele Gillespie
Provost