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Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University’s debate team wins national championship
The Wake Forest University debate team won the national championship in intercollegiate debating Monday night at the 2023 National Debate Tournament. Wake Forest juniors Iyana Trotman and Tajaih Robinson defeated the University of Michigan in the final round. After a full 20-hour day of debating in the final, their stamina and hard work paid off. They defeated the University of Michigan on a 4-1 decision. It took thousands of research hours and practice crafting their arguments to arrive at that moment.
April 6, 2023
Governing
Deciding who gets prosecuted is trickier than you think
“It’s always been true that prosecutors’ offices have had things they’d move to the back of the line,” said law professor Ronald Wright. “The discussion of the practice has become more political.”
April 6, 2023
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Will ChatGPT change how professors assess learning?
When it comes to whether a student has learned a skill, a professor can get a pretty good idea by watching the student use it (though that does require some judgment), said Betsy Barre, executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Figuring out whether students have acquired knowledge is harder, though, Barre said, “because we can’t see inside your brain.” So professors collect evidence of that learning — for instance, by having students answer questions designed to reveal their ability to retrieve and use particular knowledge.
April 5, 2023
Yes! Weekly
WFU Face to Face will host actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth
In addition to the Face to Face keynote event, Chenoweth will participate in a student-led conversation at Wait Chapel at 5 p.m. moderated by members of Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character.
April 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Debbie Allen to be artist-in-residence at Wake Forest
Debbie Allen, an award-winning director, producer and choreographer, will be Wake Forest University’s first Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award. Allen will work with students at the university Nov. 13-14. Allen, a Kennedy Center honoree, has won six Emmys, a Golden Globe, five NAACP Image Awards and a Drama Desk award. She was the first recipient of the Astaire Award for best dancer.
April 4, 2023
Mongabay
EU woody biomass final policy continues threatening forests and climate: Critics
The final revisions to the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) were reached March 30, with nearly all environmental activists (who had lobbied intensely for changes for years), responding negatively to RED policies in support of forest biomass. The policy revisions will continue allowing the burning of the world’s forests to make energy, with emissions from EU powerplant smokestacks not counted. Journalism professor Justin Catanoso is a regular contributor to Mongabay.
April 3, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Founder of Recovery Cafe to be commencement speaker at Wake Forest
Two alumni of Wake Forest University will be baccalaureate and commencement speakers for this year’s graduation. K. Killian Noe, a 1980 graduate of Wake and the founder of Recovery Café and the Recovery Café Network, will be the speaker at the May 15 graduation ceremony. Noe is also an author and pastor. Recovery Café and the Recovery Café Network offer people who are homeless, have addiction and mental health problems a place to go to feel included and the opportunity to give back to the community.
April 3, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente has appointed Jacqueline Travisano as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Travisano will begin her new role at Wake Forest in July.
April 2, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Great Decisions: ‘Economic Warfare’
Waging economic warfare consists of a variety of measures from implementing sanctions to fomenting labor strikes. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, economic warfare has been the main means for the west to challenge Russia. How effective will these sanctions be at convincing Russia to cease its war? Economics professor Robert Whaples will deliver the “Economic Warfare” Great Decisions lecture in Scales Fine Arts Center Room on April 20. The event is free and open to the public.
April 2, 2023
Ink Stick Media
The Iraq War wasn’t simply a mistake
“Adults in a Room” is a series in collaboration with The Stimson Center’s Reimagining US Grand Strategy program. The series stems from the group’s monthly networking events that call on analysts to gather virtually and hash out a salient topic. Politics professor Will Walldorf and Non-Resident Fellow, Defense Priorities, participated in this analysis.
March 30, 2023
News and Observer
Which NC college graduates earn the most money? Here’s what NYT rankings say.
A new interactive tool from The New York Times is allowing users to pick the factors they value most to generate individualized rankings of “the best American colleges.” Using the tool’s interactive sliders, users can assign weights to 10 separate factors that consider campus life, academics, cost of attendance and post-graduation income earnings, among other factors. The tool ranks Wake Forest University in the top three schools in N.C. with the highest earnings 10 years after graduation.
March 30, 2023
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
“Face to Face” season ends with actress Kristin Chenoweth
National Public Radio Senior Arts Critic Bob Mondello will be in conversation with award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth on April 12 at LJVM Coliseum. Mondello appeared on “The Local Vibe” to share a preview of topics for the event.
March 30, 2023