This form updates results automatically as you select options. Disable live searching
Triad Business Journal
Planning remains, but Wake Forest University reveals expectations for fall
In a move similar to most other colleges and universities across the Triad, Wake Forest has announced it will reopen its campus to in-person coursework this fall after months of online-only instruction due to Covid-19 precautions. In a message to students and faculty, President Nathan Hatch said significant planning and preparations remain, but that the university will re-open campus for classes on Aug. 26 and run through Nov. 24.
June 15, 2020
WGHP
Wake Forest student temporarily sent to NYC to help COVID-19 patients
Davis Feldman, a senior biology major at Wake Forest was recently sent to New York City to help COVID-19 patients. He worked as a medic from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. in Unit A1 of the Ryan Larkin Field Hospital, a tent hospital that was erected in a soccer field at Columbia University, across from New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital. The makeshift facility had a capacity for more than 280 coronavirus patients, including 36 in Feldman’s unit.
June 15, 2020
NPR
A former Minneapolis police officer’s case shows an example of selective justice
Prosecutors say they can hold the officers involved in the George Floyd killing accountable, but many point to the old case of Mohamed Noor as proof that race can play a role in who gets justice. Kami Chavis, who heads the criminal justice program at Wake Forest University School of Law, says U.S. juries find it harder to see African Americans as victims in encounters with police. “It just really highlights the important role that race plays when we think about race and punishment. And we tend in our country to reserve punishment for racial minorities,” Chavis says in this panel discussion.
June 14, 2020
The Boston Globe
The coronavirus pandemic highlights Baker’s sweeping — and indefinite — emergency authority
Some states put a legislative check on executive authority in emergencies. In Georgia and Oklahoma, state law requires the legislatures to approve any initial declaration of emergency, according to research by John Dinan, a Wake Forest professor who studies state policymaking and constitutions. “We haven’t fully appreciated how much power we put in the governor,” he said. “This is the first time in any sustained way, we’ve really given the governors a lot of power in these statutes. . . . And the more aggressive the powers and the longer they go on for, there starts to be a case for other actors and officials being at the decision-making table.”
June 14, 2020
The New York Times
Show your appreciation. Tell your father how much he means to you in a handwritten letter. To make it really personal, use a plain piece of paper, rather than a card, suggests Linda Nielsen, a professor of educational and adolescent psychology at Wake Forest. The key is to recall specific moments where he made a lasting impact on you. “It can’t be generic,” Nielsen said, adding, “It can’t have anything to do with money.”
June 13, 2020
Sports Illustrated
‘The Bachelor’ picks Matt James as its first black lead, in its 25th season
Former Wake Forest Wide receiver Matt James has been announced as The Bachelor for the 25th season of ABC’s hit reality TV show. James is the first black male lead in the show’s 18-year history. After college, James put his economics degree to use by working for the commercial real estate company CBRE in New York City. He also founded ABC Food Tours, an organization aimed at helping children in underserved communities to learn and explore New York City through food and exercise activities.
June 12, 2020
WXII
‘We still have a lot more to go:’ Current protest organizers taking pages from historical playbook
Wake Forest sociology professor Brittany P. Battle, addressed strategies that have been used in America’s past to create a more equitable future. “Throughout our history, we’ve seen all of the major social movements from the temperance movement, suffrage movement, civil rights movement, LGBTQ movement… all of them have had some form of civil disobedience and protesting where people were actually getting arrested for breaking different laws,” Battle said. The idea is to force people to pay attention, although the methods may vary.
June 12, 2020
News & Record
An ‘even more necessary’ effort: Wake Forest outlines ways to address race issues on campus
A new report issued this week by Wake Forest University contains 20 recommendations intended to improve an institution that has struggled with race issues in the present and during its own complicated past. The document is the final report of the President’s Commission on Race, Equity and Community, which has been working on this project for the past year. “The current state of our nation makes the effort within our own community even more necessary and timely than when we first began,” said President Nathan Hatch.
June 11, 2020
The Courier-Tribune
Did those three protesters have the right to bear arms while also exercising their right to assemble? There’s an exemption to the statute if a person has a concealed-carry permit, said Ron Wright, a former federal prosecutor and a professor of criminal law at Wake Forest. “If I’m a part of a demonstration, and I have a concealed-carry permit, and I’m carrying my weapon concealed, then the exemption will apply.” If he were to take out that weapon, the exemption would no longer apply.
June 11, 2020
Well And Good
Being a ‘good’ person isn’t a steadfast trait or status – Here’s why that’s important
There are many avenues to explore that will point you toward how virtuous you’re being in this particular moment, but Wake Forest philosophy professor Christian Miller, who studies character-building, recommends you start by assessing and understanding the “good” actions you’ve previously taken by asking yourself questions like, “What or who motivated me to do that?” and “How much thought did I put into it?” Be mindful about the motivations that informed your actions, and process that information with intention.
June 11, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Bill that would reopen bars, gyms clears N.C General Assembly
The state House voted Wednesday to send Gov. Roy Cooper a contentious bill that would allow for a partial reopening of bars and fitness centers in North Carolina. “The lesson from the past year is that if backers of a bill are unable to secure a veto-proof majority for a bill on initial passage, they are highly unlikely to secure a veto-proof majority on a veto override of that bill later on,” said John Dinan, a Wake Forest political science professor who is a national expert on state legislatures.
June 10, 2020
WCNC-TV
Before George Floyd changed the world, Dethorn Graham changed use of force as we know it
An innocent trip to a Charlotte store in 1984 eventually led Dethorn Graham to the Supreme Court. Much to his dismay, his brutality case ended up protecting police. Graham’s name is still cited in police training manuals, district attorney decisions and court rulings today. “Graham is the seminal case that sets forth the standard,” Wake Forest University Law Professor Kami Chavis said. “We call them the Graham factors.”
June 10, 2020