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The Charlotte Observer
US News & World Report grad school rankings 2023
For part-time MBA programs, Wake Forest University’s School of Business ranked the highest in the state. U.S. News ranks schools based on surveys of programs, academic experts and professionals in their respective fields.
March 29, 2022
ABA Journal
Should the UN establish a right to a healthy environment?
“To a remarkable degree, rights-based approaches are being litigated and enforced. It’s important for lawyers working in both the environmental space and human rights space to be aware of these developments because increasingly, they are one of the most important ways that environmental protection is being reconceived,” said law professor John Knox.
March 29, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest part-time MBA program gains a national ranking
The part-time Master of Business Administration program at Wake Forest University School of Business has been ranked 19th nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Graduate Schools list. Wake Forest is ranked first among part-time MBA programs in North Carolina – a position it has held for the past 13 U.S. News rankings.
March 29, 2022
ABC News
For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists 2 years later
Political partisanship influenced pandemic-related health decisions, beliefs and behavior, including that “one’s attitude towards public health measures — like masking — became a signifier of political and cultural identity,” said philosophy professor Adrian Bardon.
March 28, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest celebrates its 14th president with inauguration ceremony
Wake Forest University formally welcomed Susan R. Wente as its 14th president with an installation ceremony on March 25. Those attending the ceremony gave her a standing ovation during her investiture. In addition to thanking many for their support, Wente also announced a goal to raise the money needed by the end of 2022 to support 100 new scholarships as part of the “For Humanity” initiative.
March 25, 2022
Irish Echo
‘A new way in, a new perspective’
“The book “Bone and Marrow/Cnámh agus Smior” is a product of much love and labor by editors Samuel K. Fisher and Brian Ó Conchubhair, along with a team of 24 scholars, each working within their own chronological and thematic areas of expertise,” said Jefferson Holdridge, the director of the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest University Press.
March 25, 2022
Charlotte Business Journal
Wake Forest finance professor Ajay Patel said that low interest rates meant to pump up the economy created additional demand for IPOs among investors as 2021 started. “Investors were looking for yield, and they were more willing to venture into riskier assets. I think the expectation, at least back then, was we had gotten Covid under control and if so, the economy will start coming back.”
March 25, 2022
INSIDER
Everyone has unconscious biases — here’s how to identify, address, and overcome them
Left unchecked, unconscious biases can lead to explicit bias, said counseling professor Nathaniel Ivers. “There is a correlation between implicit bias and explicit bias. Unfavorable or overly favorable unconscious beliefs or attitudes about one group may lead to [conscious] unfair treatment of these groups.
March 24, 2022
Yes! Weekly
Let’s celebrate women in arts education
March celebrates both Women’s History Month and Arts in Our Schools Month. Christina Soriano, vice provost of arts and interdisciplinary initiatives and associate professor of dance is highlighted. “I believe we are lifelong learners,” said Soriano. “I serve to facilitate the exchange of knowledge because I am learning from my students at the same time.”
March 23, 2022
The Washington Post
Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia
Observers speak and write about the conflict in Ukraine in clear examples of willful amnesia. Some prominent figures describe the invasion as a “shock,” as if war on the European continent were a total abnormality. But the idea that Europe has been peaceful since 1945 requires ignoring significant parts of European history, such as the Kosovo War, or the 1992-1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims, or the ongoing violence at European borders, writes politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah in this co-authored opinion piece.
March 22, 2022
Bloomberg Law: Environment
New EPA Chicago boss envisions expansive interagency efforts
Stan Meiburg, director of the Master of Arts in Sustainability Program, praised the idea as a good way for the agency to flex its muscle. But he also said agencies shouldn’t underestimate the difficulty of teaming up with their federal partners. “It sounds simple, but working together is hard work. People bring their own histories, organizational routines, and cultures to the conversation. It could take time, but it’s well worth the effort and energy.
March 22, 2022
Triad Business Journal
NIH funding supports 38,000 jobs, $5.8B of economic activity in NC
Among all 50 states, North Carolina is within the top five of NIH funding recipients. This money, which the NIH awards to universities, private companies and other research organizations, supports billions of dollars in economic activity and tens of thousands of jobs. Wake Forest University was the third-largest recipient in North Carolina, receiving almost $125 million.
March 22, 2022