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The Conversation
Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker
“Being intellectually humble – in a way that promotes good thinking – likely involves being both curious and open-minded about new information. Focusing on a single characteristic such as intellectual humility rather than the totality of intellectual character ends up promoting lopsided character development, similar to that of a bodybuilder focusing their efforts on one bicep rather than their whole body,” writes psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme.
October 25, 2023
News24 France
The Lewiston shooting puts a spotlight on the US’s unique gun problem
At least 16 people have been killed, and several dozen injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine — the northern state’s second-largest city. “America is unique in that guns have always been present, there is wide civilian ownership, and the government hasn’t claimed more of a monopoly on them,” said sociology professor David Yamane, who studies American gun cultu
October 25, 2023
Latin American Advisory
Will Chileans be able to agree on a new constitution?
Politics professor and international affairs professor Peter Siavelis writes that “The release of Chile’s latest draft constitution came days before the fourth anniversary of the estallido, the massive social movement marking the beginning of the country’s experiment in constitutional design. The burden of addressing Chile’s deep-seated societal inequalities, which initially triggered the constitutional reform process, now falls upon future governments, and they must do so within a constitutional framework inimical to change and widely seen as illegitimate.”
October 25, 2023
AACSB Insights
Research Roundup: October 2023
The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation has donated 5 million USD to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which the school will use to turn its Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability into the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability.
October 25, 2023
Yes! Weekly
Día de los Muertos: Celebrating the holiday in the Triad
A regular collaborator and supporter of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, Assistant Director of the Lam Museum Sara Cromwell has been curating the “Life after Death: Celebrating Day of the Dead” exhibit for many years. A staple of Winston-Salem, this exhibit has been around for more than 20 years and returns each time with something new to ponder. Consistently highlighting the diversity within the celebration itself, this year’s exhibit, which is on display through December 8, is split into three main sections. One focuses on public celebrations, another on the variety of ofrenda setups, and a third on cemetery celebrations.
October 25, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU Theatre presents civil rights drama
The Wake Forest University Theatre in collaboration with the Loire Valley Theatre Festival will present “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” starting this week in the Scales Fine Arts Center. The production is sponsored in part by a National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant. “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” is based on the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery.
October 25, 2023
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Eric G. Wilson, “Point Blank” (British Film Institute, 2023)
John Boorman’s Point Blank (1967) has long been recognized as one of the seminal films of the sixties, with its revisionary mix of genres including neo-noir, New Wave and spaghetti western. Its lasting influence can be traced throughout the decades in films like Mean Streets (1973), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Heat (1995), The Limey (1999) and Memento (2000). Eric Wilson’s compelling study “Point Blank” (British Film Institute, 2023) examines its significance to New Hollywood cinema.
October 24, 2023
The New York Times
Facing scrutiny, a museum that holds 12,000 human remains changes course
The American Museum of Natural History is planning to overhaul its stewardship of some 12,000 human remains, the painful legacy of collecting practices that saw the museum acquire the skeletons of Indigenous and enslaved people taken from their graves and the bodies of New Yorkers who died as recently as the 1940s. “There is no expressly legal way for human remains to end up in a museum,” said law professor Tanya Marsh, who specializes in the law of human remains.
October 15, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest School of Divinity is hosting more than 25 scholars and health leaders at an international symposium on religion and health. The “Baobab Gathering,” named after the iconic African tree that sustains life, began Oct. 13 and continues through Oct. 17 and will include a public forum at 5 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. The event is organized in collaboration with Love Out Loud, a local faith-based nonprofit committed to partnering with organizations working together for the flourishing of Winston-Salem.
October 14, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Professor of Music Peter Kairoff has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in a ceremony in New York, N.Y. The Hall of Fame recognizes educators who “foster passion, creativity and discipline in the next generation of piano artists.” He joins distinguished educators from across the U.S. and Canada. Kairoff has been with the department of music since 1988. He has also served as the longtime director of Casa Artom in Venice, Italy.
October 14, 2023
Christian Science Monitor
On university campuses, students wrestle with Israel-Hamas war
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israeli civilians over the weekend incited strong reactions on college campuses across the U.S. As the conflict escalated to war and atrocities were coming to light, many students voiced often harsh judgments about responsibility and the conflict’s history. “If we truly believe in bringing about some peaceful resolution to this crisis, we have to acknowledge that violence occurs on all sides,” said Barry Trachtenberg, a professor of Jewish history. “Students should be allowed to disagree over politics.”
October 13, 2023
Triad Business Journal
As it plans to develop nearly 178 acres near its athletics venues, Wake Forest University has named its top leader for facilities, real estate and planning. Christopher Kiwus, who currently serves in the same role at Virginia Tech, will join Wake Forest on Jan. 1. He takes over for John Wise, who has been serving in an interim capacity in addition to his role as vice president for hospitality and auxiliary services.
October 13, 2023