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The Charlotte Observer
Books on race and sexuality are among the most targeted in NC schools, survey finds
While challenged titles span a wide range of topics, the most challenged books are written for a middle school reader and are on topics about race and racism.” Schools should be allowed to teach diversity because there are diverse kids that attend these schools. And we have a diverse history that has not been told,” said Yolanda Taylor, an adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest.
March 15, 2023
Al-Ahram (English)
Egyptian Heba El-Koumy’s scenography to be featured in U.S. play ‘Silent Sky’
Directed by Cindy Gendrich, the play will be performed on 31 March, 1, 2 and 5-8 April at Wake Forest University on the Tedford Stage in the Scales Fine Arts Center. Written by Lauren Gunderson, “Silent Sky” is a play about the life of Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921), an American astronomer. It depicts a passionate women scientist who worked at times when this field was heavily dominated by men. El-Koumy is considered one of the most talented scenic designers of her generation in Egypt.
March 14, 2023
Psychology Today
How to make and maintain friends as an adult
“In a little more than two months, approximately three million graduates will walk across stages across this country to accept their diplomas and venture out into the world.…What you may not anticipate is that one of your biggest challenges will be learning how to make friends.” In this blog post, Allison McWilliams, assistant vice president of mentoring and alumni personal and career development, writes for soon-to-be grads about the importance of investing in relationships.
March 13, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
As North Carolina nears Medicaid expansion, concerns grow about what could be added to bill
Tying Medicaid expansion to the state budget “will put pressure on some Democratic legislators to vote for the budget bill and then overturn a possible gubernatorial veto of the budget,” said politics professor John Dinan. But, the expectation judging from developments in the first few months of this session is that Republican legislative leaders are planning to include some swing Democratic members in the crafting of the budget.”
March 12, 2023
Democracy Paradox
Ukraine: A boon or bust for U.S. power? It’s complicated
“Despite Ukraine’s remarkable success, NATO’s increased unity and Russia’s poor military performance, the answer to that question is more complicated than some might think. Especially in a war’s early stages, assessing the impact on the power of a participating or associated state, like the United States in Ukraine today, can be tricky business,” writes politics professor Will Walldorf, author of the book “To Shape Our World for Good.”
March 10, 2023
Triad Business Journal
Wake Forest not taking growth for granted, even as smaller schools battle to recover
The past few years have seen continuing growth in enrollment and programming for most private colleges and universities in the Triad, despite the pressures associated with the pandemic. Wake Forest University, Elon University and High Point University each report undergraduate enrollment growth from 2019 through 2022. Wake Forest reports undergrad enrollment of 5,477 in 2022, up 3.6% from 5,287 in 2019. Wake Forest’s Vice President for Enrollment Eric Maguire said, “Many of the hallmarks of a Wake Forest education—first-rate academic opportunities, strong faculty and student interaction, a supportive campus community, and engaging ACC athletics — are just as relevant, if not more so, as we emerge from Covid.”
March 10, 2023
Psychology Today
Knowing it from shinola: An academic looks at ‘malarkey’
Psychology professor John V. Petrocelli cites Mao’s war on sparrows in his new book, “The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullsh*t,” as an example of how bullsh*t can be not only an annoyance but downright dangerous as well. He has developed a bullsh*t rating scale (the “Bullsh*t Flies Index,” since flies are attracted to bovine droppings) – rating bullsh*t on a scale of one to three flies.
March 9, 2023
POLITICO Pro
Stan Meiburg, executive director of Wake Forest’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, comments in this story on how the EPA’s goal to hire hundreds more employees to advance President Joe Biden’s signature climate and infrastructure laws missed its own targets.
March 8, 2023
Yes! Weekly
Winner of international scenic design competition to stage WFU ‘Silent Sky’
In 2021 — after being delayed by a global pandemic — the Department of Theatre and Dance launched an international scenic design competition to gather creative approaches from designers outside the United States. After receiving concepts from set designers representing 10 countries, an international panel of judges convened to select the winner — Egyptian stage designer Héba Elkomy.
March 8, 2023
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
President Jimmy Carter’s dream to unite Baptists to serve the community together
In 2009, Bill Leonard, the founding dean of Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity, organized former President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Wake Forest University. The event was in response to Carter’s new organization, the New Baptist Covenant. “He really is a person who personified the best of the Christian witness not simply in the south, but in the world, globally,” Leonard said.
March 7, 2023
The Chronicle of Higher Education
ChatGPT is upending campus practices. Colleges are rushing to respond
It’s hard to believe that ChatGPT appeared on the scene just three months ago, promising to transform how we write. Higher education, rarely quick about anything, is still trying to comprehend the scope of its likely impact on teaching — and how it should respond. Director of Wake Forest’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching Betsy Barre said, “If it gives us the opportunity to free up time to do things that matter, like building relationships with students,…it could be a good thing.”
March 6, 2023
Phys.org
New framework on honest behavior suggests it is a process that goes beyond not lying
Based on the findings in an article by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Wake Forest University, there is a narrow focus on honest content, which largely reduces the study of honesty to lying versus truth-telling, is problematic and connected to modern day societal challenges such as the spread of misinformation.
March 6, 2023