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Brenna M. Casey, assistant professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies and English at Wake Forest, published a reflection on Carmen Laforet’s ‘Nada’ (1944). “I return to Laforet’s meticulous anatomy of disillusionment, when I, too, am let down—by an institution, an experience, a person,” Casey said.
August 6, 2020
WXXI
Connections: Discussing the looming eviction crisis
Emily Benfer, professor in the Wake Forest School of Law, joined a panel of experts to discuss the looming eviction crisis. There are a number of factors that could lead to a possible eviction crisis. The pandemic has put many people out of work, and now additional federal support for unemployment has run out. Advocates say something has to be done very soon or the crisis will hit Western New York.
August 6, 2020
Newsweek
Preserve our traditions of religious freedom and church-state separation
“Nonetheless, there are increasing calls for a massive overhaul of our religious liberty and church-state separation traditions—an overhaul that would include overruling decades of United States Supreme Court precedent,” said Melissa Rogers, author, visiting professor at Wake Forest School of Divinity and former director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.” We shouldn’t discard these traditions. Instead, we should celebrate them and redouble our efforts to live up to their demands.”
August 5, 2020
The New York Times
Major U.S. health insurers report big profits, benefiting from the pandemic
Even though the federal government is now encouraging insurers to turn over excess funds to consumers more quickly this year, the Obamacare law gives companies a three-year window to calculate how much to return as a way to offset any mistakes they made in setting rates or if they experienced unexpected expenses. “There’s a cushioning effect for swings,” said Mark Hall, the director of the health law and policy program at Wake Forest.
August 5, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Serving as the Wake Forest director for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program and the Lifelong Learning Program, Tom Frank gets to shepherd educational programs aimed at keeping Winston-Salem community members mentally stimulated and engaged. “The people who come in are really eager learners,” he said. “Professors often comment on this. They’re amazed at the level of intellectual curiosity. I think that’s why people are there… to keep the mind alive.”
August 5, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Dani Parker-Moore, who heads up the Freedom School held on the Wake Forest campus, is particularly interested in learning gap and achievement gap data. Parker-Moore first encountered the program in Durham while at Duke University, and she thought Wake could provide a similarly ideal setting for a Freedom School. “In Winston-Salem, we have so much data on poverty and reading levels,” she said. “For a lot of the population of young people we serve, it’s really important that they get to walk around on a college campus so they can envision themselves there.” Preparing children for a successful future is one of the over-arching goals of Freedom Schools.
August 5, 2020
Marketplace
When collegiate sports are sidelined, schools and Local economies take a hit
College sports will look different this year as schools grapple with keeping athletes and fans safe. “It doesn’t show up in the accounting budget,” Wake Forest sports economist Todd McFall said. “It shows up in all sorts of revenues that are not tied directly to the athletic program.”
August 4, 2020
Baptist News Global
Trend toward online learning gives seminaries an advantage amid COVID
“This pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the vulnerabilities of our society,” said Jonathan Walton, dean of the Wake Forest School of Divinity. “It may change our instructional modalities, but I pray it will help us also live into the best of our intellectual and spiritual mission — doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly before our God.”
August 3, 2020
Carolina Journal
COVID-19 shutdowns swell the ranks of the uninsured
Employer-based insurance has its strengths, but its weaknesses become acute in a global pandemic, said Mark Hall, director of Wake Forest’s health law and policy program. “You can’t live with it, can’t live without it — whatever cliché you want to use. On the whole, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. But the drawbacks are significant when you have these economic downturns that cause people to lose their insurance when they need it most.”
August 3, 2020
NJ.com
Mary Dalton, professor of communication at Wake Forest, called shark programming “a manageable risk:” it’s scary and it’s fun, and if it gets too scary, one can simply change the channel or leave the room. “There’s the adrenaline rush, and a sense of relief when it’s over.”
August 3, 2020
WFMY
Free online tutoring for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School students
Wake Forest students are offering free online tutoring sessions for any kid in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School district. They started the program in March when schools went virtual the first time. “What ended up happening though as we got a lot of new requests from families that we have worked with before and also from new students on campus who were like I’m home I have all of this extra time this seems like a great way to engage and give back during COVID,” said Camry Wilborn, the assistant director for community partnerships in Wake Forest’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement.
August 3, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Back to the future: Beethoven symphony defies time and space
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” was one of the very first “programmatic” symphonies with musical references to the physical world. “Scene by the brook” has three bird calls, and it was one of the first symphonies to use trombones. “Trombones were used in church,” said David Levy, professor of music at Wake Forest and world-renowned Beethoven expert. “And to represent the supernatural in opera. This was Beethoven bringing the church into the symphony.”
August 3, 2020