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The New York Times
Show your appreciation. Tell your father how much he means to you in a handwritten letter. To make it really personal, use a plain piece of paper, rather than a card, suggests Linda Nielsen, a professor of educational and adolescent psychology at Wake Forest. The key is to recall specific moments where he made a lasting impact on you. “It can’t be generic,” Nielsen said, adding, “It can’t have anything to do with money.”
June 13, 2020
Sports Illustrated
‘The Bachelor’ picks Matt James as its first black lead, in its 25th season
Former Wake Forest Wide receiver Matt James has been announced as The Bachelor for the 25th season of ABC’s hit reality TV show. James is the first black male lead in the show’s 18-year history. After college, James put his economics degree to use by working for the commercial real estate company CBRE in New York City. He also founded ABC Food Tours, an organization aimed at helping children in underserved communities to learn and explore New York City through food and exercise activities.
June 12, 2020
WXII
‘We still have a lot more to go:’ Current protest organizers taking pages from historical playbook
Wake Forest sociology professor Brittany P. Battle, addressed strategies that have been used in America’s past to create a more equitable future. “Throughout our history, we’ve seen all of the major social movements from the temperance movement, suffrage movement, civil rights movement, LGBTQ movement… all of them have had some form of civil disobedience and protesting where people were actually getting arrested for breaking different laws,” Battle said. The idea is to force people to pay attention, although the methods may vary.
June 12, 2020
News & Record
An ‘even more necessary’ effort: Wake Forest outlines ways to address race issues on campus
A new report issued this week by Wake Forest University contains 20 recommendations intended to improve an institution that has struggled with race issues in the present and during its own complicated past. The document is the final report of the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community, which has been working on this project for the past year. “The current state of our nation makes the effort within our own community even more necessary and timely than when we first began,” said President Nathan Hatch.
June 11, 2020
The Courier-Tribune
Did those three protesters have the right to bear arms while also exercising their right to assemble? There’s an exemption to the statute if a person has a concealed-carry permit, said Ron Wright, a former federal prosecutor and a professor of criminal law at Wake Forest. “If I’m a part of a demonstration, and I have a concealed-carry permit, and I’m carrying my weapon concealed, then the exemption will apply.” If he were to take out that weapon, the exemption would no longer apply.
June 11, 2020
Well And Good
Being a ‘good’ person isn’t a steadfast trait or status – Here’s why that’s important
There are many avenues to explore that will point you toward how virtuous you’re being in this particular moment, but Wake Forest philosophy professor Christian Miller, who studies character-building, recommends you start by assessing and understanding the “good” actions you’ve previously taken by asking yourself questions like, “What or who motivated me to do that?” and “How much thought did I put into it?” Be mindful about the motivations that informed your actions, and process that information with intention.
June 11, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Bill that would reopen bars, gyms clears N.C General Assembly
The state House voted Wednesday to send Gov. Roy Cooper a contentious bill that would allow for a partial reopening of bars and fitness centers in North Carolina. “The lesson from the past year is that if backers of a bill are unable to secure a veto-proof majority for a bill on initial passage, they are highly unlikely to secure a veto-proof majority on a veto override of that bill later on,” said John Dinan, a Wake Forest political science professor who is a national expert on state legislatures.
June 10, 2020
WCNC-TV
Before George Floyd changed the world, Dethorn Graham changed use of force as we know it
An innocent trip to a Charlotte store in 1984 eventually led Dethorn Graham to the Supreme Court. Much to his dismay, his brutality case ended up protecting police. Graham’s name is still cited in police training manuals, district attorney decisions and court rulings today. “Graham is the seminal case that sets forth the standard,” Wake Forest University Law Professor Kami Chavis said. “We call them the Graham factors.”
June 10, 2020
Forbes
COVID-19 media coverage: Breaking news vs “persistent” news
Communication professor and social media expert Ananda Mitra writes in his blog at Forbes: In the near future, “breaking news” has to be balanced with what can be called “persistent news.” The American news industry recently grappled with balancing the persistent COVID-19 phenomenon with the outbreak of historic protests across the USA. Rarely in the past, except in the times of sustained conflict, have two major news events competed for this much attention.
June 9, 2020
Mindful Magazine
7 ways mindfulness could support compassionate policing
“When you think about police culture at the organizational [level], there’s no wonder you have excessive uses of force,” says former federal prosecutor Kami Chavis, director of the criminal-justice program at Wake Forest School of Law. “Violence is an accepted way of dealing with certain situations. There’s also this group loyalty: This is your brother, your sister, and you have to protect them at all costs.” That loyalty can be beneficial, she says, until it interferes with better judgment. Mindfulness could reduce unnecessary violence, Chavis adds—by helping officers self-regulate, or by serving as a check against implicit bias. To prove it, though, “we’re going to need time and longitudinal studies.”
June 9, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Hospital visitor rights bill in N.C. Senate puts spotlight on patient-care criticisms
Mark Hall, a public-health and law professor at Wake Forest, said that SB730 “appears to be an absolute, nonwaivable, unrestricted right to a designated visitor, regardless of emergency or pandemic conditions. In principle, that means the patient can insist on seeing the visitor even if the visitor has COVID or another infectious disease.”
June 9, 2020
WCNC-TV
Data show the most common reason officers pull over black men is for vehicle regulatory issues like no registration or no license, while the most common reason for white men is speeding. Wake Forest University Law Professor Kami Chavis believes the data should prompt action. “I think this data is incredibly important,” she said. “We need to begin to minimize contact between law enforcement officers and minority communities.”
June 8, 2020