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We need a global leader on plastics. Could it be Biden?
Sarah J. Morath, a professor at Wake Forest School of Law, wrote an opinion piece with proposed actions the Biden administration could take to help curb the United States’ plastic problem. “Just last month, scientists labeled the United States as the country generating the most plastic waste worldwide,” Morath writes. “While the president’s authority over foreign affairs is not absolute, the president can enter into some international agreements unilaterally.”
November 23, 2020
News & Record
Five from N.C. schools, including a Wake Forest senior, are named Rhodes Scholars
Senior Savarni Sanka is among 32 Americans chosen by the Rhodes Trust to study at England’s Oxford University in the fall of 2021. Sanka, who is from Raleigh, N.C., plans to pursue a masters in public policy and masters of science in refugee and forced migration studies. “It’s an incredible honor to be named a Rhodes Scholar,” she said. “Every single professor at Wake Forest has influenced me in some way.” Sanka, who is majoring in politics and international affairs and Spanish, is Wake Forest’s first Rhodes Scholar since 2013 and 14th since 1986.
November 23, 2020
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
China likely to take bigger role in peacekeeping missions in West Africa
Lina Benabdallah, an assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest and expert on China-Africa relations, weighed in on China’s increasing presence in West Africa.
November 22, 2020
WXII
Wake Forest students give Thanksgiving meals away for Turkeypalooza
Besides attending class, studying and writing papers, about 50 Wake Forest University students baked turkeys and made stuffing and other trimmings as they prepared 200 Thanksgiving meals. Brad Shugoll, associate director of service and leadership in the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, said despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, the University is just as committed this year to providing meals for families that need them as it has been since 2006.
November 21, 2020
WXII
Wake Forest University professor addresses COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Haresh Gurnani, a professor of operations and supply chain management at the Wake Forest School of Business, said the next big step is transporting and storing the vaccines. “For Pfizer, it requires storage in ultra-cold conditions.”
November 20, 2020
The News & Observer
Nothing is stopping NC senators Burr, Tillis from reaching across the aisle on stimulus
“[Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis] also need to recognize the need for another stimulus package ahead of the vaccination program that begins next year. Unemployment is high. Demand for goods and services is suffering. With smart fiscal policy, these senators can help thousands of North Carolinians in the near term,” said Todd McFall, assistant teaching professor in the Wake Forest Department of Economics, in an opinion piece. “The opportunity to do right is so close. Please reach out and grab it.”
November 19, 2020
Charlotte Business Journal
Fifth Third CEO Greg Carmichael talks reasons behind bank’s recent C-suite shake-up
Ajay Patel, a finance professor at Wake Forest, said large companies often have a runoff between two or three candidates when making a CEO succession plan. It is common for the candidate(s) not chosen to leave the company, he added. “You want to make sure that the candidate has a good handle on the different businesses that the bank engages in,” Patel said. “They do have to plan ahead, primarily for that, especially if they’re looking at internal candidates to take over.”
November 18, 2020
WNCT (Greenville, NC)
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walters once donated a kidney to Wake Forest student and baseball player Kevin Jordan. Several years later, Walters and Jordan have started “Get in the Game,” a foundation designed to empower kids to make positive changes and cultivate life skills like listening, empathy and kindness. “Seeing their energy around it, that’s enough to show me that there’s something good that we’re doing,” said Jordan.
November 18, 2020
Inside Higher Ed
3 campus groups that especially need support
Vice president of diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer José Villalba writes: The results of the 2020 election will bring little solace and comfort to three particular groups on our campuses: 1) undocumented and international students, 2) members of the LGBTQ+ community and 3) professional staff members, writes , in this piece for Inside Higher Ed. “As college administrators, tenured faculty members and others with certain levels of financial and educational privilege, we must understand that the short-term and long-term future for these individuals is murky at best and debilitating at worst.
November 17, 2020
88.3 KCPW (Salt Lake City)
Lisa Blee, associate professor of history at Wake Forest, appeared as a guest panelist on “The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour” to discuss the push to remove monuments and statues linked to the history of racism and colonialism in the United States.
November 16, 2020
CBS News
Hate crime murders surged to record high in 2019, FBI data show
The proliferation of white supremacist ideology online combined with a culture of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in some perpetrators of mass shootings targeting victims for their race, religion, or other protected characteristic, said Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest. “There is an inextricable link between armed white supremacists and the increase in hate crimes, particularly deadly ones.”
November 16, 2020
Deseret News
Pieces of history or ugly reminders of injustice? Historians discuss monuments’ meaning over time
“This is a particularly important moment to turn our attention to monuments,” said Lisa Blee, associate professor of history at Wake Forest. “Countless anti-racism protests over monuments have accelerated after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May. And these events announce a really dramatic resurgence of struggle over memorialization to white supremacy.”
November 16, 2020