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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
Winston-Salem Journal
Fishing for garbage: ‘Trash Trout’ to trap Silas Creek litter
The Yadkin Riverkeeper found a willing partner in Wake Forest University, which owns the Reynolda property, for the Trash Trout – a device designed to trap plastic and other human-made litter carried along the waterway.
July 10, 2023
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
‘Trash Trout’ installed in Reynolda Village to help keep Yadkin River clean
The Yadkin Riverkeeper organization installed a litter collection device called a “Trash Trout” in Silas Creek in Reynolda Village. Local partners on this project include Wake Forest University and Asheville GreenWorks. Installation of the Trash Trout will reduce litter entering the Yadkin River and make clean-up and removal easier, organizers of the project say.
July 10, 2023
Washington Post Opinions
Hope is a virtue, not a feeling. And it’s practical, too.
In this opinion piece, E.J. Dionne refers to leadership and character scholar Michael Lamb’s book, “A Commonwealth of Hope,” as a fascinating revisionist view of the political thought of St. Augustine. “Lamb highlights the high cost of despair in politics, which he argues ‘can license apathy or fatalism, encouraging citizens to withdraw from politics rather than stretch toward difficult political goods,’” writes Dionne.
July 9, 2023
WorldAtlas
Best College Towns In North Carolina
The county seat of Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, located in the northwestern Piedmont region, is the state’s fifth-most populous city. Winston-Salem is home to six higher learning institutions: Carolina Christian College, Carolina University, Forsyth Technical Community College, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, University of North Carolina School of Arts, and Salem College.
July 9, 2023
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Many NC universities seek approval for students to use college IDs when voting
Students at Wake Forest University are joining dozens of other colleges and universities across the state waiting to find out this month if their student IDs will be valid for voting in the 2023 and 2024 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections will decide by the end of Ju
July 5, 2023
Forbes
Black Harvard and Princeton students graduate at higher rates than classmates overall
Harvard and Princeton aren’t the only institutions that have achieved similar results. At Cal Tech, 100% of Black students graduated in the most recent cohort for which data are available. The University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University, and Wake Forest University are other highly-selective private schools from which Black students have graduated at rates higher or comparable to peers from other racial groups.
July 3, 2023