Comfortable with conflict: WFU faculty help students navigate political divisions

Wake Forest political science professor Michael Pisapia teaches his class on modern political thought in Kirby Hall. Americans are more divided along party lines than ever, according to a new Pew Research Center study. It’s no wonder college campuses across the country are at the center of so much political unrest. At Wake Forest, faculty are making conscious efforts to help students get comfortable with a healthy degree of conflict as part of their academic and personal growth.

Wake Washington Center: New hub for D.C. Deacs

Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. In the morning, Wake Forest University sophomore Jay Sherrill rides the D.C. metro to Capitol Hill to work on trade policy briefs for a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee. In the evening, he shares his first-hand experience with classmates in his “U.S. Policymaking in the 21st Century” class at the University’s new Wake Washington Center.

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