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Executive Director of Family Communications Betsy Chapman’s article, “Important Inner Work Your Students Do Outside the Classroom,” is mentioned in this article in GRAND Magazine, “I found this article so contributive to my understanding of college students’ growth and development that I printed it out and keep it beside my desk,” said advice columnist (and Wake Forest grandparent) Karen Rancourt.
January 18, 2022
The Washington Post
States are increasingly considering equal shared parenting in custody cases
According to Linda Nielsen, a professor of adolescent and educational psychology in the Department of Education at Wake Forest University, joint physical custody means that children have more emotional resources at their disposal. It also decreases the sense of loss they experience because of the breakup of their parents.
January 17, 2022
Market Realist
Why do we still have pennies? U.S. Mint plans to phase them out
Economics professor Robert Whaples commented on the penny being phased out. He said, “Right now, with the coin shortage, is a good opportunity to seize the issue.”
January 17, 2022
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
5 remarkable visits Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made to North Carolina
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made stops in North Carolina a constant part of his mission to expand the civil rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. King spoke at Wake Forest to promote voter registration drives, and his remarks were described as a “fiery, 40-minute sermon.” He encouraged the audience to vote and hold nonviolent protests as a way to change society.
January 17, 2022
African-American News & Issues
Dr. Maya Angelou on the U.S. quarter
A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation this week, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin. Angelou received more than 30 honorary degrees and was inducted into the Wake Forest University Hall of Fame for Writers. In 2010, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Angelou taught as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest for more than 30 years.
January 16, 2022
Arizona Daily Sun
10 tips to beat your to-do list
A study from psychology professor E.J. Masicampo found that when you focus on a specific plan for one task, your performance on the next task improves. Being specific also helps to avoid confusion when it comes to tasks on a to-do list.
January 16, 2022
Winston-Salem Journal
PHOTOS: Winter Storm in Forsyth County
Several photos from Wake Forest were included in this photo gallery of scenes around Forsyth County during the winter storm on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022.
January 16, 2022
Salon
Evangelicals do battle with “critical race theory” in new online video course
In its most basic and good-faith definition, according to Jacob Alan Cook, a professor at Wake Forest’s divinity school and author of the 2021 book “Worldview Theory, Whiteness and the Future of Evangelical Faith,” the concept of a biblical worldview goes like this: “If the Bible is what we say it is, then we should be able to logically extend its truths to encompass most important things.…” In reality, “worldview theory” carries with it a lot of “extra-biblical” baggage.”
January 15, 2022
Yahoo News
Politics won’t be boring in 2022
The Senate race relates to three major themes for state politics in 2022, said politics professor John Dinan. “Because all of the seats in the state House and Senate will be on the ballot, in many cases with newly drawn districts, voters will have a chance to determine whether Republicans keep their current majorities in both chambers.”
January 14, 2022
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Carolina Curious: How has the Salem Lake construction impacted local biodiversity?
Since early September, Salem Lake’s water levels have been about 10 feet lower than normal as construction crews are working on the boat ramp and retaining walls. Biology professor Miles Silman said that many Piedmont area lake ecosystems are very resilient when it comes to disturbances because Salem Lake is manmade.
January 13, 2022
Christian Science Monitor
A step toward better justice: Prying open the ‘black box’ of plea deals
Roughly 95% of criminal cases in the United States are resolved via plea bargain, according to the Department of Justice. “We have really needed data for a long time,” said law professor Ronald Wright, who researches criminal prosecutors. “We know about the outcomes of plea bargains, and we know something about the inputs, but all the formulations that go into making the offers, we’ve been blind to that for more than a century.”
January 12, 2022
Accounting Today
Wake Forest, Fairfield grads see highest Big Four employment rate
Accounting program graduates from Wake Forest University and Fairfield University are the most likely to be employed by the Big Four firms, according to new findings from higher education research group OnlineU. Research was conducted utilizing LinkedIn alumni data from nearly 100 colleges across the United States, analyzing more than 300,000 accounting alumni who graduated over the last decade.
January 11, 2022