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NC study finds Latinos, immigrants face unique challenges learning from home
Betina Wilkinson, Wake Forest professor of politics and international affairs, examined the educational effects of the pandemic in Latinos in Forsyth County. She and a group of her students held interviews with a total of 40 parents, teachers and Local nonprofit leaders. Some parents shared that they experienced barriers in helping them with their homework because they weren’t comfortable enough with English. “When the teacher is teaching them, the parents may not really be able to help them as much as they would like with the homework, so older siblings are trying to step in to help,” Wilkinson said.
October 8, 2020
Healthline
9 ways to ease anxiety during Halloween
Since trips to haunted houses and scary movie nights tend to be social events, try leaning on your friends for help and comfort. “Being around people when you are scared can help create a socially soothing response because we look to the faces of others, and we read their emotions,” said Allison Forti, associate director of the online counseling programs at Wake Forest. “One of the good things about emotions being contagious is it can create a calming effect.”
October 8, 2020
The Catholic Spirit
Intimacy brings us closer to another person, we may feel a threatened loss of a sense of self, which we need to function in the world. Samuel Gladding, professor of counseling at Wake Forest, refers to this as the “tolerance of intimacy,” or the ability to sustain emotional closeness. Clearly, creating and tolerating intimacy is a challenging experience in any close relationship, but especially in marriage.
October 6, 2020
The Public Morality Podcast
Christian Miller, Wake Forest philosophy professor, appeared as a guest on “The Public Morality” show to discuss “What is Truth?”
October 6, 2020
Credit Donkey
How to make $500 fast: College students and side hustles
“Side hustles are a great way for students to be able to take care of immediate financial needs and to build skills that could make them more employable in both the short and long term,” said Andy Chan, vice president of innovation and career development at Wake Forest University. “It also helps develop an entrepreneurial mindset, which is a critical competency for the 21st century, especially given how much the world keeps changing on us.”
October 5, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Yamane family strings racquets for players at French Open tennis championship
David Yamane, a professor in Wake Forest’s sociology department, and his son, Paul, spent several days at the French Open in Paris the last couple of weeks as part of Wilson’s Sporting Goods team of 24 stringers. It’s a big deal to be asked to be a part of a Grand Slam event, and the Yamanes loved it. “I started stringing when Paul was a junior player just to save a little money,” Yamane said about an eventual side business that’s called Big Time! Tennis. In 2008, the Wake Forest men’s tennis team was looking for somebody to string their racquets, and Yamane started doing it. And he hasn’t stopped, as the business grew to where now Paul, 25, is leading the way.
October 5, 2020
Law360
States shouldn’t hinder Local gov’ts in COVID-19 tenant aid
“Cities and counties across the U.S. are being forced to battle two catastrophes — COVID-19 and the eviction crisis — with their hands tied. In the face of inadequate federal and state responses, Local governments are struggling to adopt policies that will keep their communities safe and people in their homes,” said Emily Benfer in an editorial for “Law 360.” Benfer is professor at Wake Forest School of Law and chair of the American Bar Association’s COVID-19 Task Force Committee on Eviction.
October 4, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest plows new path with capitalism school post-BB&T funding
“The center’s mandate is to be a trusted source of information about and to lead a national conversation on capitalism,” said Christina Elson, who was named executive director of Wake Forest’s Center for the Study of Capitalism in March. “In doing this, we support the ability of students and the public to make informed choices on what well-functioning capitalism looks like.”
October 4, 2020
CNBC
Millions of Americans may not be able to pay their rent in October
“The United States is facing the most severe housing crisis in history,” said Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and a visiting professor of law at Wake Forest. Most tenants struggling to pay their rent will be allowed to stay in their homes until the end of the year, thanks to an announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month that made evictions for nonpayment illegal. “If a tenant cannot pay the rent, they should provide the declaration to their property owner as soon as possible,” Benfer said.
October 2, 2020
News & Record
Wake Forest postpones start of spring semester by two weeks and cancels spring break
Wake Forest announced Friday that undergraduate classes will begin Jan. 27 — 16 days later than originally scheduled. “Our decisions will continue to be driven by our guiding principles of ensuring the health of our community, pursuing exceptional educational experiences, educating the whole person and upholding our commitment to Pro Humanitate,” said Provost Rogan Kersh and Executive Vice President Hof Milam.
October 2, 2020
Winston-Salem Monthly
James Allbritton: Creating connections through the power of music.
The power of art and music (specifically) captured James Allbritten’s heart and mind when he was a high school student, and he has spent most of his life bringing that magic to students of all ages and levels of expertise. “There is nothing like the human voice coming at you 100 mph with emotion behind it and knocking you off your feet,” said Allbritten, who teaches adults as part of Wake Forest’s Lifelong Learning program. “Everything I do is about bringing people together to make a beautiful thing.”
October 1, 2020
The Washington Post
Who can be president? According to the movies, it’s still White men
“We are often made to believe that whiteness is not only just the default, but also preferable,” said Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, an assistant professor of media studies at Wake Forest University and a Black pop culture scholar. “We see that in both real life and fiction. The vast majority of films that feature African American presidents are disaster narratives. The president himself is not necessarily to blame for the disaster, but it just so happens that he is in office when it’s all unfolding.”
September 30, 2020