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Quartz Africa
Housing advocates, legal experts expect wave of evictions following expiration of state moratorium
Emily Benfer, a visiting professor at the law schools in Wake Forest and Columbia University, has been working in partnership with The Eviction Lab to track the different policies between states. “It became very clear early on that moratoriums were not equal, with the exception of one thing — they all expire,” Benfer said. “If the only thing the state does is pause the eviction process with a moratorium, the only thing the state has done is delay the crisis. The moment the moratorium lifts, the crisis will still exist and will most likely amplify.”
August 20, 2020
WGHP
Wake Forest University students follow strict guidelines during move-in
Matt Clifford, the dean of residence life and housing at Wake Forest, said while the university can’t control every factor they are confident in their plan to keep the community on campus safe. “We have embraced a Show Humanitate, which is a reflection and a different take on the university’s Pro Humanitate motto, and Show Humanitate is a broad-based effort to help encourage the entire campus community to follow these health and safety guidelines and expectations. We Show Humanitate, we show care for one another by adhering by these expectations.”
August 19, 2020
CNBC
With negotiations on next stimulus package at an impasse, here’s what you can actually count on
Trump also said he didn’t want people evicted during the pandemic and that the bill he was signing “will solve that problem largely, hopefully completely.” Experts disagree. “The executive order on eviction does not in any way create a moratorium on eviction, nor does it direct federal agencies to issue a moratorium,” said Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and visiting professor of law at Wake Forest. “Any statement otherwise is false and should not be relied upon.”
August 18, 2020
Cheddar
Renters use credit, debt to avoid eviction as COVID-19 moratoriums lift
The severity and timing of the crisis is hard to pin down, because tenants will often go to great lengths financially to avoid eviction, delaying the worst outcomes potentially for months. “The basic necessity to keep your family safe is a roof over their head, so families will divert all of their resources, all of their other expenses toward the rent to keep their family safely housed, especially during a pandemic,” said Emily Benfer, a law professor at Wake Forest. “So you’ll see increases in credit card usage, increases in food pantry usage, increases in applications for public benefits.”
August 17, 2020
News & Record
Wake Forest University cancels homecoming and postpones commencement for a second time
Wake Forest announced it has canceled its annual homecoming and Family Weekend celebrations scheduled for this fall and postponed commencement for a second time this year. President Nathan Hatch, in a message to the Wake Forest community, said the changes are necessary “because of the ongoing global pandemic and the continued risk of large gatherings.” The university said the in-person commencement for the class of 2020 will now take place May 22, 2021.
August 13, 2020
Stacker
Private colleges with the best return on investment
Wake Forest made Stacker’s list of private colleges with the best return on investment, compiled using data from a recent Georgetown University study.
August 13, 2020
USA Today
Public colleges hide donors who seek to influence students. Will COVID-19 make it worse
With university funding shortages likely to intensify in the coming months, Wake Forest accounting professor Douglas Beets said vigilance is crucial. Donors, he said, may feel emboldened. “There will be cables attached to it. You have to play our game, put together a center and institute and hire the people we want you to hire. You are ending up with a curriculum and faculty that has a debt to a corporation. What kind of education will you end up with?”
August 13, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
“We’re deeply committed to amateur athletics and to have student-athletes and to have students that graduate, be educated for life. I think there’s a common commitment to that,” Wake Forest President Nathan O. Hatch said of the league’s membership. “And the proper role that athletics can play at a great university. Not an outsized role but an appropriate role.”
August 13, 2020
Reuters
Coping with campus coronavirus: U.S. fraternities, sororities give it the old college try
At Wake Forest, Zach Skubic joined Sigma Pi fraternity last year as a freshman to meet new people and have some fun. These days, he is willing to squash any plans of throwing or attending a party, he said. “Going to a party where people will not be able to maintain a six-foot distance is asking for trouble,” said the 19-year-old. “It’s not safe.”
August 12, 2020
Psychology Today
“Hope is not a plan. Your dreams are not a strategy. But they are important first steps,” said Allison McWilliams is assistant vice president of mentoring and alumni personal and career development at Wake Forest. “Where do you want to be, and then what’s going to help you get there? Most of us stop with the first part of that equation. We know where we want to be. But the people who turn their dreams into reality are the ones who complete the sentence. Set some goals. Make a plan. And little by little you can make your dreams come true.”
August 10, 2020
WAMU (Washington, DC)
Is an eviction crisis on the horizon
The federal eviction moratorium has expired, yet a staggering number of Americans still can’t make rent during the pandemic. Without a safety net, are renters barreling toward an eviction crisis? Emily Benfer, law professor at Wake Forest and co-creator of the Eviction Lab housing policy scorecard, joined WAMU’s “On Point” to discuss.
August 10, 2020
CNBC
Millions of evictions are a sharper threat as government support ends
Whatever the final tally, it is increasingly clear that if the Great Recession was personified by empty subdivisions and foreclosed homeowners, the enduring symbol of coronavirus, with its disproportionate impact on hourly workers, is likely to be a laid-off tenant struggling to keep an overcrowded apartment. “The United States is on the brink of an eviction crisis of unprecedented magnitude,” said Emily A. Benfer, a professor at Wake Forest School of Law.
August 7, 2020