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Inside Higher Ed
3 campus groups that especially need support
Vice president of diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer José Villalba writes: The results of the 2020 election will bring little solace and comfort to three particular groups on our campuses: 1) undocumented and international students, 2) members of the LGBTQ+ community and 3) professional staff members, writes , in this piece for Inside Higher Ed. “As college administrators, tenured faculty members and others with certain levels of financial and educational privilege, we must understand that the short-term and long-term future for these individuals is murky at best and debilitating at worst.
November 17, 2020
88.3 KCPW (Salt Lake City)
Lisa Blee, associate professor of history at Wake Forest, appeared as a guest panelist on “The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour” to discuss the push to remove monuments and statues linked to the history of racism and colonialism in the United States.
November 16, 2020
CBS News
Hate crime murders surged to record high in 2019, FBI data show
The proliferation of white supremacist ideology online combined with a culture of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in some perpetrators of mass shootings targeting victims for their race, religion, or other protected characteristic, said Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest. “There is an inextricable link between armed white supremacists and the increase in hate crimes, particularly deadly ones.”
November 16, 2020
Deseret News
Pieces of history or ugly reminders of injustice? Historians discuss monuments’ meaning over time
“This is a particularly important moment to turn our attention to monuments,” said Lisa Blee, associate professor of history at Wake Forest. “Countless anti-racism protests over monuments have accelerated after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May. And these events announce a really dramatic resurgence of struggle over memorialization to white supremacy.”
November 16, 2020
Music Journalism Insider
Elizabeth A. Clendinning interview
Thanks to music professor and expert gamelan player Elizabeth Clendinning, Wake Forest is the owner of a rare, custom designed, hand-carved, hand-painted gamelan commissioned by the University and made in Bali – the most famous of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands. The University owns two types of gamelan, together consisting of approximately 45 instruments including gongs, keyed percussion instruments, drums and flutes. About 20-25 people can play at once. Both gamelan are portable and can be moved to accommodate indoor or outdoor concerts.
November 15, 2020
The Washington Post
After a summer of protest, Americans voted for policing and criminal justice reform
“It was a pretty good day for meaningful change in criminal justice reform,” said Ronald Wright, a law professor at Wake Forest and criminal justice expert. “The priorities I was watching didn’t win everywhere, but they won a lot more than they lost.” While some of these overhaul measures and candidates fell short, the overall outcomes across the country suggested a greater openness to other approaches toward criminal justice and law enforcement than the long-typical tough-on-crime stance, said Wright.
November 14, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Pianist, arranger and composer’s new CD is a mix of Beethoven and classic Christmas carols
David Levy, professor of music at Wake Forest, said: “Given the negative effects that the pandemic has had on what should have been a celebratory recognition of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth, this kind of merriment is just what the doctor ordered.”
November 14, 2020
Looper
Here’s how Starlight’s powers on The Boys actually work
Wake Forest professor of physics Jed Macosko shared theories about a character’s supernatural powers in the show “The Boys.”
November 13, 2020
Looper
Physicist breaks down Ant-Man’s Pym Particles and powers
“Particle physics is tricky business,” said Jed Macosko, professor of physics at Wake Forest. “The problem is that some particles are the good old-fashioned ones that make up matter, while others are particles that mediate forces between particles.”
November 13, 2020
College Magazine
How your college career center can land you a job during COVID-19
“At Wake Forest, we really want to know our students – by name and by story,” said Patrick Sullivan, director of strategic projects at Wake Forest’s Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD). “The more the OPCD staff knows about you, the more we are able to help you – by pointing you to events and opportunities that might match your skills and interests.” Letting your career coaches get to know you during your job search allows them to cater their services to your interests.
November 12, 2020
NBC San Antonio
New leadership at Pentagon could impact plans for Afghanistan withdrawal
“A slow, managed drawdown alongside or after negotiations are complete would be the best course, but even then, it will be tough for any president to go to zero troops given the dangers—whether real or imagined—of a terrorist resurgence,” said Will Walldorf, an expert on U.S. foreign policy at Wake Forest.
November 12, 2020
The Charlotte Observer
On August 7, a group of national housing and eviction experts, including Emily Benfer at Wake Forest School of Law, released research showing that that many property owners will also struggle to avoid calamity and face increased risk of foreclosure and bankruptcy. That stark warning may have pushed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue its September 4 nationwide eviction moratorium for the remainder of the year, a tacit acknowledgment that stable housing and health can’t be decoupled, particularly during a pandemic.
November 12, 2020