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Conflicts and consolidation: When private equity assembles teams of rivals
The better frame is conflict management. When one investor stands behind several firms competing for the same clients, the same executives, the same technology, and acquisitions and growth capital, the appearance of divided loyalty can matter almost as much as a conflict itself. Even the perception carries weight: a strong pull on the nonaudit side can “spill over to the audit side,” warns accounting professor Jenelle Conaway.
June 23, 2026
Associated Press
As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama’s presidential center opens in Chicago
As people gather across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Divinity school dean Corey D.B. Walker said the holiday offers a way to recognize the nation’s “complex history” and what it means to be a U.S. citizen, especially during efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to undermine the retelling of Black history. “I think it really reminds people of the importance of understanding a fuller, more robust portrait of our nation’s history and the many contributions of many individuals who have contributed to America’s experiment with democracy,” Walker said.
This article ran in hundreds of news outlets nationwide.
June 19, 2026
MinnPost
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 – became a federal holiday in 2021. In honor of Juneteenth, The Conversation reached out to Wake Forest University humanities professor Corey D. B. Walker for a list of readings that can help people better understand the history and meaning of the observance. Here are his picks.
This story was originally published in The Conversation.
June 19, 2026
MSN
Financial expert issues alarm over Elon Musk’s ‘masterstroke’ that’s ‘about to rob your 401k’
SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX – and the rules that normally protect your 401 (k) retirement accounts from owning unprofitable, unproven companies were quietly rewritten to let it happen. Mark Johnson, a faculty fellow in investments and portfolio management in the School of Business, noted that institutional investors already invest in many unprofitable growth companies and that most 401(k) exposure would likely come through diversified funds rather than direct ownership. “There is probably a broader conversation around whether retail investors become exit liquidity in IPOs, but that is not unique to SpaceX.”
June 18, 2026
Baptist News Global
Religious liberty ‘is not a sword to harm others’
Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake in the current moment, said Corey D. B. Walker, dean of Wake Forest University School of Divinity. “When the language of religious freedom is deployed to justify exclusion, to deny the dignity of others, or to fuse national identity with a singular religious vision, it ceases to function as religious freedom at all,” he said. “It becomes, instead, a vehicle of domination.”
June 17, 2026
Daily Mail
Federal Reserve holds rates steady as Kevin Warsh chairs his first meeting
The new chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, presided over his first two-day Fed policy meeting. Despite President Trump’s frequent demands to immediately cut interest rates, Warsh has promised that under his leadership the Fed will remain "strictly independent." "The relationship between Warsh and Trump reminds me of one of those weddings where you just know it’s doomed from the very beginning," said finance professor Deon Strickland.
June 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
People are betting on elections in prediction markets. Congress is watching
The rapid rise of prediction markets has prompted questions in Washington, D.C., about how to regulate them and what happens when they intersect with politics. Many of the issues critics raise are theoretical and have not been seen in practice, said economist Koleman Strumpf. "It’s like we’re in the 1930s with financial markets — we have some things that we want to regulate and restrict (as a country), and we’re sort of in the early stages of trying to lay out what the rules are."
June 16, 2026
Palm Beach Post
Watching World Cup can help kids get moving and more active
Research shows that young people who identify elite athletes as role models are twice as likely to participate in sports. "I don't think the goal is to inspire every kid to be a professional soccer player, but I think it can inspire them to move and want to be involved – play in their backyard, play on the playground, maybe join a recreational team," said health and exercise science teaching professor Abbie Wrights.
June 16, 2026
WFXT-TV (Boston, MA)
Stop working out & start moving!
The CDC says more than 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese, and here’s a statistic that may be even more surprising: only about one in four adults meets the recommended guidelines for physical activity. “A lot of people don’t like the idea of what we kind of think about as traditional exercise, going to a gym, running on a treadmill,” said health and exercise science professor Jason Fanning. That idea is at the center of Wake Forest’s MORPH studies.
June 16, 2026
WELT Sport (YouTube link)
World Cup 2026: “It’s totally surreal that they’re here!” German professor can’t believe it!
Business professor and IT systems expert Victoria Reibenspiess was interviewed by German news media about the national football team training for the World Cup at Wake Forest University. "My dad used to play in the regional league, and I always watched and cheered for him, said Reibenspiess, who is eagerly anticipating the tournament: "We'll be world champions. My research says so, too."
June 15, 2026
MSN Ireland
Expert reveals the 3 biggest mistakes you can make when parenting a teen
One of the three biggest mistakes when parenting teens is expecting the worst of them. It could become a self-fulfilling prophecy: Negative expectations can actually promote the behavior you fear most. A Wake Forest University study showed that teens whose parents expected them to get involved in risky behaviours reported higher levels of these behaviours one year later.
June 15, 2026
News-USA Today
NC court affirms charging order against Delaware LLC based on personal jurisdiction
A North Carolina appeals court on June 13 affirmed a charging order against a Delaware limited liability company, ruling that personal jurisdiction over the debtor was sufficient to justify the action. “This could lead to a situation where a business is subject to multiple conflicting state laws,” said Mark Reynolds, a constitutional law professor. “Delaware’s incorporation laws exist to provide predictability. If every state can assert jurisdiction based on tenuous ties, that predictability disappears.”
June 14, 2026