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WPTF-AM (Raleigh, NC)
Early Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies Elizabeth Gandolfo discusses the legacy of Pope Francis and the culture of care and mercy he fostered. "He sets the record straight to say Christian love is discovered really in meditation on the parable of the Good Samaritan, who exemplifies what it means to love a neighbor, including and sometimes even starting with those who are different from us, who are most different and who are most vulnerable in society."
April 28, 2025
WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)
More than 360 colleges sign letter fighting government interference in higher education
President Lynn Pasquerella of the American Association of Colleges and Universities said that after the White House's fights with Columbia University and Harvard University, it was time to make a statement. At least three North Carolina colleges — Davidson, Duke University and Wake Forest University — have signed the letter of solidarity.
April 28, 2025
Global Health NOW
Peru’s illegal mining surges … and destroys
The U.S. government had supported efforts to limit illegal mining and its impacts on the environment and human health in Madre de Dios, said Luis Fernández, PhD, a tropical ecologist and executive director of Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA). Projects traced how mercury poisoned humans, reforested devastated areas, and worked with communities on ways to avoid fish species with the highest mercury levels. By helping slow the spread of illegal mines, U.S.-supported projects also reduced illicit activities intertwined with illegal mining, such as drug and wildlife trafficking.
April 28, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Environmental Justice Summit to feature civil rights leader
Civil rights activist Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. coined the term “environmental racism” while participating in a historic North Carolina protest that birthed a movement. He spoke with WFDD's Abē Levine about the legacy of the first environmental justice protest and the ongoing need for research that validates public health inequities.
April 28, 2025
The Statesville Record and Landmark
Former U.S. House member McHenry lands first post-Congress job
Patrick McHenry, the former 10-term U.S. House representative and interim U.S. House speaker in 2023, has been hired as a senior advisor by the global financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard Inc. The firm said McHenry, 49, will join the Washington, D.C.-based firm on Wednesday. Politics professor John Dinan said one likely factor for McHenry is the House Republican Party’s term-limit rules for committee chairs.
April 26, 2025
Forbes
Don Jr. and Eric Trump could soon sell $9.6 million on stock
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump could soon sell a combined $9.6 million in stock they were awarded for serving 10 weeks on a once largely inactive advisory board, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made public this week. Legal experts, including Wake Forest's Alan Palmiter, view the filing as an indication that insiders are preparing for potential sales. “This filing signals that insiders and others didn’t want to wait to sell their company shares,” Palmiter said.
April 25, 2025
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
WFU School of Divinity Dean speaks on legacy of Pope Francis
Dean Corey D.B. Walker said Pope Francis will be remembered as a significant and crucial leader who recognized the worth, value and dignity of all humanity. "Pope Francis was a leader of interfaith dialogue," Walker said. "He was an articulate fighter for peace and justice for all individuals worldwide."
April 22, 2025
Times Union (Albany)
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
"President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent to reconsider dozens of current regulations in an effort to loosen standards originally imposed to protect the environment and public health," writes Wake Forest's Stan Meiburg, executive director of The Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. "But it’s not as simple as Trump and Zeldin just saying so." The article was originally published in The Conversation.
April 21, 2025
Quartz
Chipotle will open locations in Mexico for the first time
“This seems like an especially good strategy for the fast-casual chain to be pursuing right now, given both the company’s current aggressive plans for international growth, as well as tariff-driven cost increases domestically,” says Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at Wake Forest University School of Business.
April 21, 2025
Times News Global
Chipotle to Open First Restaurant in Mexico by 2026
Roger Beahm, executive director at the Center for Retail Innovation said, “This announcement demonstrates Chipotle’s willingness to back up its words with actions,” especially as other chains may be hesitant given the current international trade climate. He noted that this strategic expansion should help alleviate pricing pressures from imported goods in the U.S.
April 21, 2025
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Easter message: ‘The empire does not have the final say’
The Easter season of 1968 was engulfed in a cloud of doubt and despair familiar to many of us today. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated on April 4, with his funeral five days later during Holy Week. Civil unrest and riots punctuated the period of mourning. A measure of hope was lost that has never been fully recaptured. Corey D. B. Walker, dean of the School of Divinity, said, “The message that needs to go out across the nation and the world in the Christian community: That Christianity does not side with the empire against the oppressed.”
April 20, 2025
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Wake Forest University to host ‘We Play Together’ event celebrating music and gaming
The Wake Forest Symphony Orchestra is performing video game scores Friday alongside composer Inon Zur. The concert is part of a three-day event called “We Play Together: Music & Gaming."It was organized by Aaron Hardwick. He's Wake’s Symphony Orchestra Director, a music professor and an avid gamer. He still remembers his first time playing Halo on the original Xbox console. “I had such a great time playing with friends this game. It was so much fun," he said.
April 17, 2025