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USA Today
Chloe Cherry was accused of shoplifting. What are the ethics of stealing just a little bit?
Experts say that context matters and that situations are not always so black-and-white, even if the law paints them that way. This isn’t to say go ahead and break the law, of course, but to intellectually consider in certain situations whether the law best adheres to societal morality. It’s “not obviously” morally wrong either, said philosophy professor Christian Miller. “It is breaking a rule against stealing, but it is also following a rule in favor of saving innocent lives,” he said.
February 13, 2023
WorldAtlas
7 Best Cities to Retire in North Carolina
Lifelong learning is possible in Winston-Salem, with numerous colleges and universities, such as Wake Forest University, and libraries providing opportunities for intellectual growth. Retirees can enjoy a low cost of living, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, and ample opportunities for outdoor recreation and cultural engagement in Winston-Salem, making it a highly desirable city to retire in.
February 13, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
A $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant will help support a collaboration between Wake Forest University and Loire Valley Theater Festival to bring the civil rights musical drama, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” to Wake Forest University in October 2023. “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” tells the story of the young people in Selma, Ala., who risked their lives in 1965 to win the right to vote for African Americans.
February 11, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest will celebrate its annual Founders Day on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Two longtime members of the Winston-Salem community will be recognized during the event. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Reid Morgan and Professor emeritus of English and provost emeritus for Wake Forest University Ed Wilson. Morgan will be awarded the Medallion of Merit, the university’s highest honor. For more than 40 years, Morgan has provided legal counsel across the spectrum of university activities and initiatives. Morgan announced in December his plans to retire in June 2023.
February 11, 2023
Morningstar
Biden claims green-job surge in State of the Union
Wind and solar jobs tend to offer higher pay than many industries, and the jobs – like those drilling and processing oil and gas, or maintaining rigs – pay competitively without necessarily requiring a college degree. Green jobs tend to be created in occupations that pay about 21% more than the average U.S. salary, said researchers E. Mark Curtis, an economics professor at Wake Forest University, and Ioana Marinescu, who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, in a report shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
February 8, 2023
Tech Transfer Central
Wake Forest wins national award for its unique start-up coaching method
The Entrepreneurship Center at Wake Forest University (WFU) has earned a national innovation award for a teaching method it uses to help students discover their best start-up ideas. The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) gave the 2023 Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award to the WFU Entrepreneurship Center in honor of IDEATE, a multi-step approach to start-up creation developed by the center’s executive director Dan Cohen.
February 8, 2023
The Citizen (Rockdale and Newton Counties)
97 ways to show someone you appreciate them
It is easy to remind ourselves of the old adage that nobody is perfect when we accidentally say something wrong that could have been construed as mean, rude or offensive. It is more difficult to remember when we are the target of an insensitive comment or inadvertent slight, said counseling professor Nathaniel Ivers.
February 7, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Cooper veto powers may face first 2023 test in NC House protest bill
Early test HB40 is likely to be the “first of many occasions over the next two years when the governor is going to face a difficult choice,” said politics professor John Dinan, who is a national expert on state legislatures. “The choice will be whether to issue a veto and put pressure on Democratic house members to back his veto — and perhaps without success — or whether to allow measures to become law, with or without his signature, and save his veto for another day.”
February 7, 2023
EducationNC
WFU prepares middle and high schoolers for college, career and beyond
Wake Forest University, one of five participants in IEI’s educational attainment community cohort, offers a range of programs designed to help prepare middle and high school students for college or a career by exposing them to many possibilities for their futures.
February 5, 2023
Triangle Business Journal
Opinion: What to do when politics enters the workplace
Should businesses weigh in on political controversies? According to a recent Gallup poll, the general public is closely divided on the question, with 48% in favor and 52% opposed. Not surprisingly, young people are friendlier to the idea – but even their preferences are more nuanced than a single yes-or-no question can convey. That’s one of the findings of a new study from Wake Forest University’s Center for the Study of Capitalism.
February 3, 2023
Wake Forest News
Civil Rights drama to engage Winston-Salem local community in retelling the story of Selma
A $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant will help support a collaboration between Wake Forest University and Loire Valley Theater Festival to bring the civil rights musical drama, “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom,” to Wake Forest in October 2023. The play tells the story of the young people in Selma, Alabama, who risked their lives in 1965 to win the right to vote for African Americans. Joshuah Brian Campbell, director of music and arts at the Wake Forest School of Divinity and director of the University Gospel Choir, is the music director for the production.
February 2, 2023
Triad Business Journal
WFU’s Center for Entrepreneurship receives national innovation award for teaching method
The Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University has helped students create startups worthy of “Shark Tank” and Oprah’s Favorite Things – and now it is being recognized for its proprietary teaching method with a national award. The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship awarded the 2023 Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award to Wake Forest’s Center for Entrepreneurship for its teaching method called IDEATE.
February 2, 2023