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Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus.
University Business Magazine
Here is how experiential learning can save colleges from AI
“For centuries, higher education thrived on a simple premise: universities controlled knowledge, faculty acted as gatekeepers, and students paid tuition to access expertise,” writes Shannon McKeen executive director of the Center for Analytics Impact at Wake Forest University School of Business. “But artificial intelligence (AI) is dismantling that model at an alarming rate. ChatGPT can analyze Shakespeare, outline marketing strategies, and explain quantum mechanics with competence rivaling many instructors. If knowledge is now universally accessible, what remains of higher education’s value?”
April 30, 2025
The Conversation
A liberal gun-owning sociologist offers 5 observations to understand America’s culture of firearms
“In my work, I draw on both my personal experiences and sociological observations to understand the long-standing presence of a robust legal gun culture in America,” writes sociology professor David Yamane. “A realistic view requires maintaining a clear-eyed understanding of the lethal capabilities of firearms. But the tendency to focus exclusively on firearms-related harms, while understandable, becomes a problem, in my view, when it fails to acknowledge the normality of guns and the diversity of gun owners.” This article was also published in the Arizona Daily Sun, Phys.org, and Midland Daily News.
May 1, 2025
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