For more than two decades, Professor and Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy Koleman Strumpf has studied political betting and its long history in U.S. politics. He is available to provide commentary on why political betting is a more reliable method for predicting election outcomes than polling and how political prediction markets work. Strump is…
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Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a $6.6 million gift from the Griffin Family Trust, the largest individual donation in the school’s history. The historic gift marks the second major contribution from the Griffin family, bringing their total support to the school to approximately $10 million. The two major donations come during the…
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Classics professor T. H. M. Gellar-Goad sets out name plates assigning roles to the students in his first-year seminar class. As they enter the classroom, they don chitons, the standard clothing worn by ancient Athenians. Some add fake beards. As citizens of Greece in 403 BCE, the students are arguing whether Athens should expand voting…
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Anthropology major Annelise Witcher offers a welcoming smile as passers-by stroll through row after row of posters on easels. At her feet are several 3D models of objects from the Lam Museum of Anthropology. She and her mentor Andrew Gurstelle, the museum's director, created these in part to increase accessibility for museum visitors. “Go ahead,…
Categories: Experiential Learning, Mentorship, Research & Discovery
Trump to appeal to emotions in debate, but Kamala has the most at stakeRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)For Nate French, a political communications expert and professor of communication, Harris's main disadvantage is that she will be on "the center stage, where she hasn't been for some time. "She is not new to politics, but…
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