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LearningWell Magazine
“We’re facing a crisis of leadership in our country where we don’t have many leaders that are embodying the kind of virtues and values that we need to lead with courage, humility, justice and compassion,” said humanities professor Michael Lamb, executive director of Wake Forest’s Program for Leadership and Character. “At the same time, institutions that once served as training grounds for moral formation are now playing less influential roles, leaving a gap for colleges and universities to shape the character of students, many of whom want guidance on how to live.”
July 17, 2023
WBTS-TV (Boston, MA)
Arrests in human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School. Here’s what we know
There are laws in many states against grave robbing, but “the vast majority of states don’t have any law that has to do with human remains that haven’t been buried yet,” said law professor Tanya Marsh, author of several books about cemetery and human remains law.
July 17, 2023
NC Newsline
NC Elections Board approves list of university and government IDs that can be used for voting
Student IDs from all UNC system universities meet state requirements that allow them to be used for voting, according to information the state Board of Elections. Most of the community colleges, private universities, charter schools, and local governments that asked the state elections board to approve their student and/or employee IDs for voting use received the okay.
July 17, 2023
Associated Press
Arrests have been made in a human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School
Law professor Tanya Marsh calls the sale of human remains “a gray market.” There are laws in many states against grave robbing, but “the vast majority of states don’t have any law that has to do with human remains that haven’t been buried yet,” she said.
July 16, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Standing water and debris from a railroad drainage pipe may be causing problems
“The subdivision coming after the drainage system was in place may be a problem,” said law professor Scott Schang, director of the environmental law and policy clinic at Wake Forest. “The homeowner may be charged with knowledge that there was a drain there when they bought the property. That said, talking with the railroad about a solution and encouraging the city to help might be the best.”
July 16, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
At this new Greensboro thrift store, the price is always right
“Major retailers position themselves as only selling first-quality goods,” said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “Liquidators represent a fast way to ‘divert’ product from the normal distribution channel to ones where the products can be purchased without diminishing the brand’s or the usual retailer’s quality reputation.”
July 14, 2023
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Literacy program empowers Triad black, brown students through positive books that reflect them
“Over the years, we’ve seen as much as 12 months of instructional reading gains over the summer and having that opportunity is huge for kids. Not only that, the program offers a whole-child approach. There’s parenting engagement, civic engagement, healthy nutrition,” said Dani Parker Moore, executive director of Wake Forest University Freedom School. The program not only benefits Black and brown students but also provides value to students of all backgrounds.
July 13, 2023
Baptist News Global
Christian schools won’t let Supreme Court ruling end quest for diversity
Wake Forest University School of Divinity said it “will not waver in its commitment to creating and sustaining inclusive, diverse learning communities” as it weighed in on both the court’s affirmative action decision. “In an age of a resurgence of white Christian nationalism, virulent anti-Black racism and antisemitism, denial of the reproductive rights of women, denigration of the lives, rights and dignity of LGBTQ citizens, and an open embrace of authoritarianism, today’s ruling reminds us that matters of law cannot be separated from matters of values,” the statement said.
July 12, 2023
JDJournal
Law schools defying expectations with high Bar Exam pass rates
Wake Forest School of Law makes this list of 25 law schools that have demonstrated exceptional performance on the bar exam according to the latest research.
July 12, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Feds fine Winston Weaver for failing to disclose chemical releases
Government officials and agencies quickly became familiar with the name Winston Weaver. “It would not surprise me that the fire brought additional scrutiny to all of Weaver’s environmental compliance obligations,” said Stan Meiburg, former acting EPA deputy administrator who now directs Wake Forest University’s graduate program in sustainability, adding that “this is not an action directly related to or a consequence of the fire itself.”
July 12, 2023
South Africa Today
Timber harvests to meet global wood demand will bring soaring emissions
Journalism professor Justing Catanoso writes about a groundbreaking new study by World Resources Institute scientists published in the journal Nature. “At a time when the world desperately needs to reduce its carbon emissions, global timber harvests to meet soaring demand for wood products — including paper and biomass for energy — could produce more than 10% of total global carbon emissions over coming decades.”
July 11, 2023
SHRM HR News
The potential and peril of using Generative AI for people analytics
Physics professor Jed Macosko said Generative AI could help HR practitioners “glean operationally defined variables and conclusions from HR datasets that might be less intuitive to human analysts.” This is because AI is less likely to make the common mistake of confusing correlation with causation. In addition, Macosko said, generative AI can help HR managers mitigate the risk of personal bias.
July 11, 2023