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Forbes
Meet the 2022 Class of Truman Scholars
Junior Tal Feldman, who is majoring in economics and mathematics, has been named a 2022 Truman Scholar. The Truman Scholarship, President Harry Truman’s living memorial designed to support the future of public service in America, is the most competitive national scholarship program for juniors in the country. Out of 705 applications, 58 college students from 53 institutions were selected. “I hope to use my skills in AI and data science to make the government more effective at helping its people,” said Feldman.
April 14, 2022
Voice of America (VOA)
‘Justice prevailed,’ Say families of hostages tortured in Syria
Randall Rogan, a terrorism expert and professor of communication described the trial as a “strike for justice.” “It’s great news that the witnesses were able to pull themselves together and be able to testify under such difficult circumstances for themselves and having to revisit the horrors of that time for themselves and for their families. Hopefully, this is a positive note, a strike for justice, that this individual is ultimately being held accountable for the atrocities that he committed.”
April 14, 2022
Triad Business Journal
Wake Forest University plans collaboration with Univ. of Strasbourg
The beginning of a first-of-its-kind agreement between the University of Strasbourg in France and Wake Forest University took place recently in Winston-Salem at Wake Downtown in Innovation Quarter. This is the first time the University of Strasbourg has participated in this type of academic collaboration with a university in the U.S. since it was established more than 400 years ago in 1621.
April 14, 2022
NBC News
USC sues YouTubers for inciting ‘panic’ with classroom takeover prank
Theatre professor Cynthia Gendrich, who teaches about laughter and sociology, has previously said there is a limit to public tolerance for pranks. “Lots of theorists point at that moment when our hearts [or] empathy engages being the moment when we can’t laugh,” she said.
April 13, 2022
FiveThirtyEight
Why so many conservatives are talking about ‘grooming’ all of a sudden
Law professor Marie-Amélie George, an expert on LGBTQ rights, weighs in on this piece about how “grooming” has become the most recent scare tactic of choice for the right that neatly draws together both modern conspiracy theories and old homophobic stereotypes, while comfortably shielding itself under the guise of protecting children.
April 13, 2022
Psychology Today
The power of intellectual humility
Both our psychology and our contexts make admitting what we don’t know very hard, writes psychology professor Eranda Jayawickreme. Caring about the truth involves being vulnerable about what we don’t know and inhabiting such a state can be unnerving. However, I think that taking such chances in our daily lives is key to achieving a rich and fulfilling life.
April 13, 2022
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
What U.S. Presidents have visited Greensboro area while in office?
President Harry Truman visited Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem on October 15, 1951, where he spoke at the school’s groundbreaking ceremony. President Jimmy Carter visited Winston-Salem on March 17, 1978. That morning, President Carter addressed a crowd of about 2,200 people on Wake Forest University’s campus. He spoke on the administration’s National Defense Policy.
April 13, 2022
Yes! Weekly
The Winston-Salem Symphony presents a classics concert series
Under the baton of acclaimed guest conductor Simon Carrington—co-founder of The King’s Singers and a master of Classical and Baroque choral tradition—the concert series also includes the Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus and Wake Forest University Choirs as well as internationally renowned guest singers.
April 13, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Former President George W. Bush to be first in-person speaker at Face to Face Speaker Forum
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States and Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will launch the 2022-23 Face to Face Speaker Forum at Wake Forest University. The two will share the stage for an exclusive conversation on the challenges facing our nation in the 21st century and the power of freedom.
April 12, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
The ascension of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a historic moment
Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed as the first Black woman to sit on U.S. Supreme Court will inspire young people to achieve that goal in their lives,” said Alison Ashe-Card, a lawyer and an associate director of diversity and inclusion at Wake Forest School of Law. “The face of our profession is changing, and it’s so important that we have a diversity of experience, opinion and thought (on the Supreme Court) because the world is changing.”
April 10, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Dan Locklair’s new CD includes a Requiem that is written for the living as it honors the dead
Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music Dan Locklair finished his third symphony last year but recently released his first requiem. “Composers rarely ever do more than one requiem in their lifetime,” he said. “You do one requiem, and that’s kind of it. I like to think that maybe I got it right on this one.”
April 9, 2022
The Washington Post
Just how isolated is Russia after Ukraine invasion?
As a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become isolated. “Biden could sanction all or most of the Russian economy and then threaten anyone who trades with Russian companies with being cut off from the dollar system. I think there are good political reasons why he wouldn’t,” said history professor Ben Coates.
April 8, 2022