About two dozen Wake Forest students are playing a pivotal role in the University’s implementation of new Title IX regulations that are mandated by the U.S. Department of Education and take effect Aug. 14.Categories: Experiential Learning
While the economic effects of nationwide job loss can be measured, the mental health effects are more difficult to quantify. Wake Forest counseling professor Seth Hayden, who studies the connection between career and mental health says a change in work status causes stress and anxiety that is difficult to navigate even in the best of economic times.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
The Face to Face Speaker Forum with Yo-Yo Ma originally scheduled for Oct. 14, has been rescheduled for May 1, 2021. Programming originally scheduled for September and October has been rescheduled in consideration of the health and wellbeing of speakers and attendees due to the pandemic. Categories: University Announcements
With the start of fall classes just weeks away, a Wake Forest University professor is examining challenges families faced with remote learning.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses and schools to close and people to shelter in place, forcing millions to file for unemployment and delivering a huge blow to the U.S. economy.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
In response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) guidelines released this week, Wake Forest University has joined an amicus brief, prepared by the Presidents' Alliance on Immigration and Higher Education, backing a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against federal restrictions that threaten the education and wellbeing of international students. Categories: University Announcements
In a message sent to the Wake Forest campus community today, President Nathan Hatch announced the major elements of the University’s plans to reopen for Fall 2020.Categories: University Announcements
Do virtual meetings level the playing field? Not usually. Communications professor Rebecca Gill says moving online does not solve the problems of bias and discrimination that are often part of the in-person working world.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery
Wake Forest undergrads nationwide are getting remote professional experience this summer working with Winston-Salem organizations in need of help fulfilling their missions.Categories: Experiential Learning
“A father prepares his daughter for the road, rather than preparing the road for his daughter,” says Linda Nielsen, a nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships.Categories: Experts, Research & Discovery