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Winston-Salem Journal
Sam Gladding, Wake Forest professor who counseled relatives of 9/11 victims, dies at 76
Wake Forest counseling professor Sam Gladding died Monday in Winston-Salem. He was 76. “People would ask him, ‘When are you going to retire?’” Claire Gladding said. “He would say, ‘Why would I retire? I have the best job in the world.’” Gladding “loved his students,” his wife Claire said. “He loved teaching and he loved Wake Forest. He couldn’t have been happier.”
December 7, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Music Carolina 2021 WinterFest to present two concerts in December
Music Carolina will kick off its 2021 WinterFest concert series on Dec. 10 with “Winter Light,” featuring Tom Caufield on acoustic guitar and Matt Kendrick on bass. Kendrick, who teaches electric bass and jazz improvisation at Wake Forest, has released five CDs, four on his own label Suitcase Music and one on Ichiban Records.
December 4, 2021
news.wfu.edu
Wait Chapel expands programming, strengthens community
Wait Chapel, Wake Forest University’s most iconic building, has hosted religious services, academic ceremonies, concerts, lectures, weddings and other events for more than 60 years. Jonathan Lee Walton, who joined the University in 2019 as Dean of the Divinity School and the inaugural Dean of Wait Chapel, is working diligently to ensure its continued relevance. Through collaborations on and off campus, Walton is implementing programming to bring more vibrancy to the building that’s situated near the center of campus.
December 2, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Pilot Mountain fire will bring new growth to mountain
Fire is common in this part of the country, said engineering professor Lauren Lowman, who studies fire and its impact on ecosystems. “Fires are important to maintaining what is this regular cycle of which plants are there and thriving and which get killed off and allowed to regrow later. Fire plays a really important role in governing that process.”
December 2, 2021
The Washington Post
Chile’s presidential runoff pits Pinochet supporter against left-leaning reformer
Last month, Chilean voters made far-right candidate José Antonio Kast the front-runner for presidential runoff elections on Dec. 19. Kast will face the left’s Gabriel Boric, setting up a sharply divided race. Boric can remind Chileans their choice is not between the status quo or reform, but between returning to an authoritarian past or seeking a more democratic future, writes politics and international affairs expert Peter Siavelis in this opinion piece.
December 1, 2021
India Today
Most beautiful universities around the globe
Wake Forest University is ranked the most beautiful college campus in the state of North Carolina in this list of most beautiful universities around the wor
December 1, 2021
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
Thousands of jobs could be coming to Greensboro. What comes next and how soon?
Two major economic developments could each bring more than 1,700 new jobs to the Triad. “When jobs are created, communities have a little bit more stability in them,” said economics expert Todd McFall. “People have more opportunities for work.”
December 1, 2021
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
First-ever public menorah lighting takes place in Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem community members celebrated Hanukkah in an inaugural public menorah lighting at Bailey Park. “To see such a big gathering of people…makes me feel proud to be Jewish,” said junior Sydney Rojas. WFU Rabbi of Chabad Levi Gurevitz helped Mayor Allen Joines light the menorah.
December 1, 2021
Winston-Salem Journal
Whitaker Park redevelopment project reaches Brownfields certification stage
The largest land tracts still available at Whitaker Park are being prepped for a key transition. The nonprofit WPDA was created by Winston-Salem Business Inc., the Winston-Salem Alliance and Wake Forest University for the sole purpose of shocking a heartbeat back into the former tobacco manufacturing campus.
November 30, 2021
The Dallas Morning News
Divorce is on the rise. Here’s what psychologists recommend parents do to help kids
Work by Linda Nielsen, education professor and nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships, is included in this roundup of advice on how to help children through divorce.
November 29, 2021
Time Magazine
Xi pledges billion vaccines for Africa in wake of Omicron
“Xi Jinping’s keynote speech focused on the most immediate concern for the continent, namely the shortage of vaccines to combat the pandemic, especially in light of the new variant,” said politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah.
November 29, 2021
WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
History of Cyber Monday and how it’s expanded small business shopping
Economics professor Tommy Leung explained its growth. “In total spending was close to 3.7 billion, 2017 4.7 billion, 2018 it was 6 billion, 2019 7.9 billion, and 2020 was 8.9 billion. So on average, it’s about 20%-30% growth from year to year.”
November 29, 2021