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Triad Business Journal
Power Player 2020: Nathan Hatch, Wake Forest University
Wake Forest President Nathan Hatch was recognized as a Power Player 2020 by the Triad Business Journal. He guided the redevelopment of Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter, a hub for research and entrepreneurship, and opened Wake Downtown, housing biomedical science and engineering programs. Under his leadership, the “Wake Will Lead” campaign surpassed its fundraising goal of $1 billion, and most recently, Hatch was key in negotiations for Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest School of Medicine to unite to bolster research, innovation and educational opportunities.
November 2, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Hanes Mall owner enters bankruptcy protection
“In some ways, this was inevitable,” said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at the Wake Forest School of Business. “This shift toward more and more e-commerce was putting increasing pressure on mall owners like CBL Properties, who were doing their best to manage this constantly evolving retail landscape.”
November 2, 2020
Triad Business Journal
Power Player 2020: Julie Ann Freischlag, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Atrium Health
Triad Business Journal recognized Julie Ann Freischlag as a “2020 Power Player.” Freischlag is the dean of the Wake Forest School of Medicine and the first female CEO of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Negotiations for the strategic combination with Atrium Health moved forward under Freischlag’s leadership, who will serve as chief academic officer for Atrium.
November 1, 2020
High Point Enterprise
Most election returns could appear quickly
“There is always a possibility that networks could look at the early vote results once they are reported on election night and — if coupled with exit polling results that are consistent with a certain outcome — they could then make a call in various races,” said John Dinan, professor of political science at Wake Forest.
October 31, 2020
The Washington Post
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver
“With turnout the highest in any election since 2012, nearly 80 percent of Chileans chose a new constitution. What’s more, roughly 80 percent also preferred a constitutional convention composed wholly of everyday citizens, instead of a convention half composed of citizens and half of members of the Chilean congress,” said Peter Siavelis, professor of political science at Wake Forest and article coauthor. “In choosing the citizens’ constitutional convention, voters empowered the voices that led the protests: students, workers, women, indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups.
October 30, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Who will be our exemplar in chief
“If exemplars can have such a powerful influence on character — either for better or worse — it matters who becomes our next exemplar in chief,” said Michael Lamb, executive director of the Program for Leadership and Character and assistant professor of politics, ethics, and interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest. “In this election, our decisions will determine not only who the next president will be, but who we will be.”
October 30, 2020
Forbes
Election odds: Is political betting more accurate than polling?
“While it is sometimes claimed that political betting markets are a recent invention, they are clearly not,” said Koleman Strumpf, Wake Forest professor of history, and his co-author in “The Long History of Political Betting Markets.” “Rather it is the absence of such markets during the mid- and late-20th century that are the exception.”
October 29, 2020
The Guardian
Athletes and the US election: How a generation of stars got in the game
Researchers at Wake Forest found that athletes can affect the public’s political views. “They’re influencing people to watch them,” said Betina Wilkinson, an associate professor of political science at Wake Forest. “They’re influencing people to buy the products that they’re selling, but then also know they have the ability to influence people’s views on issues regarding race such as immigration and criminal justice reform.”
October 29, 2020
The Washington Post
Gen Z, Millennial voters embrace activism and voting, as youth turnout surges ahead of Election Day
Una Wilson, a first-year student at Wake Forest, has been passionate about the environment since she was in high school. She voted last week and rallied a group of her friends to vote early with her. “Although your vote might not directly affect you, it might directly affect somebody else,” Wilson said. “And when those of us who are marginalized get hit the hardest, we all feel the effects of that, because we truly are all connected — and that’s why it’s so important to vote.”
October 29, 2020
WXII
Wake Forest University politics professor talks early voting, voting by mail
“In states across the country there are particular rules about how [absentee] votes are going to be counted…Should witness signatures be necessary on absentee ballots? How long after election day should ballots be accepted and those issues will be worked out…I don’t see that as any reason for concern about people, any reason not to go out and to vote,” said John Dinan, Professor of Politics at Wake Forest.
October 28, 2020
88.1 Blue Ridge Public Radio
Breaking down Latino voter registration and turnout gaps in North Carolina
“These face-to-face interactions, these mobilization efforts to get the vote that include conversations, knocking on doors, are really effective among the Latino population,” said Wake Forest professor Betina Cutaia Wilkinson. “And if these are not taking place, and they get a flier here and there, or they receive a phone call from an unknown number or a text message from an unknown number, and even worse if it is not in their native language, that could be problematic.”
October 27, 2020
WFMY
Need help with unemployment insurance
Wake Forest School of Law has a new project that may be able to help you with your unemployment claim. The School of Law has created a Pro Bono project together to help folks struggling with getting their unemployment benefits. Students will work under the supervision of faculty members and offer guidance and consultation at no charge for the service.
October 27, 2020