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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Pat Robertson transformed American religion and politics for the worse
“Pat Robertson is part of that post-World War II wave of evangelical conservative Christians who sought not only to expand their religious ranks, but who saw it as part of their religious calling to change the very culture and fabric of American society,” said Corey D.B. Walker, interim dean of the School of Divinity. “He did it by harnessing the nascent power of television and other forms of visual media to not only advance evangelical conservative Christianity…but also a new style of conservative politics that did not believe that there should be a separation of church and state.”
June 10, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
“A key question is whether at a certain point this week’s indictments and other charges that Trump is defending against will begin to lead some Republican officials and Republican primary voters to reconsider their support for him and look more closely at some of the other candidates in the Republican presidential nominating field who are not facing so many legal challenges,” said politics professor John Dinan.
June 10, 2023
Psychology Today
The critical need for intentional rest
“The reality is as work expectations have steadily ramped up over time, opportunities to truly rest have diminished,” writes Assistant Vice President of Mentoring and Alumni Personal and Career Development Allison McWilliams. “And while there have always been roles – farmer, medical professional, service industry, just to name a few—that by necessity have maintained an always-on status, increasingly, there is little to distinguish those who have to be from those who choose to be. When everything takes on urgent status, when everything is a hustle, then nothing is.”
June 9, 2023
The Conversation
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 this year’s Juneteenth, humanities professor Corey D. B. Walker shares a list of readings that can help people better understand the history and meaning of the observance.
June 9, 2023
Phys.org
New study takes a high-level look at Nazca boobies’ breeding
Nazca boobies can live to 28 years of age, but in their late teens, their ability to raise chicks declines substantially. Why their breeding drops in old age has plagued biology professor David Anderson for years. But a new study, published in Ecology and Evolution, may help answer the question, by looking at their ability to forage, or search for and capture food.
June 9, 2023
E&E News
What the debt ceiling deal means for agencies
Stan Meiburg, who served as EPA acting deputy administrator during the Obama administration, said the agency has the most money in its history, adding in the funding of over $100 billion from the climate and infrastructure laws combined. “I think the EPA is still very much in a hiring mode,” said Meiburg, now the executive director of the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest. “People keep retiring. You have to keep replacing people who have left.”
June 9, 2023
Inside Higher Ed
Bigger budgets and a higher profile for college career centers
The Office of Personal and Career Development “is an educational unit to the students, a service unit to the employers and a revenue-generating unit,” said Andy Chan, vice president of personal and career development. Chan was one of the first career-development officials to serve on a university president’s cabinet. Wake Forest has become a leader in career services, launching a series of summer open houses to teach other institutions how to mimic key elements of its program.
June 7, 2023
The Independent Review
Loosening youth employment regulations empowers teens
According to economics professor Robert Whaples: “Most economic historians conclude that this [FLSA] legislation was not the primary reason for the reduction and virtual elimination of child labor between 1880 and 1940. Instead, they point out that industrialization and economic growth brought rising incomes, which allowed parents the luxury of keeping their children out of the workforce.”
June 6, 2023
MSN
The Top 10 Most Beautiful College Campuses in U.S.
Wake Forest University makes this list highlighting a selection of college campuses renowned for their captivating beauty.
June 6, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
NC General Assembly poised to clear sports wagering bill
It’s unusual for one chamber to accept major changes to its initial legislation. “This usually happens when the margin of support for a bill is somewhat narrow in one chamber,” said politics professor John Dinan. “Supporters of the bill have an interest in not making additional changes that might disrupt an occasionally fragile coalition of legislators favoring a particular package that has already passed one chamber.”
June 6, 2023
Washington Monthly
The myth of the responsible gun owner: An American nightmare
According to sociologist David Yamane, who studies firearms training and authors American gun culture, “Not only do we not know how many firearms instructors there are, but we also don’t know who they are, what they teach, or what qualifies them to teach,” especially in the area of training for concealed carriers.
June 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
When will the Reynolda Road crosswalk light be installed?
The light will be repaired soon, said Cheryl Walker, the executive director of strategic communications (news) told us. “Wake Forest Facilities and Campus Services expects delivery of the new pedestrian crossing pole the week of June 12 and will make plans for installation once it is received,” she said.
June 4, 2023