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CNBC
What to do if you’re at risk of eviction now that the CARES Act moratorium has ended
If you’re facing eviction during the coronavirus pandemic, you’re definitely not alone. Still, there might be rules in place to help keep you in your home. For example, many courts have moved to remote hearings during the public health crisis. But some courts require that both parties agree to a virtual hearing, and if they don’t, the case won’t be scheduled until the hearings move back to the courtroom, said Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and a visiting professor of law at Wake Forest.
July 31, 2020
CNBC
The pandemic may cause 40 million Americans to lose their homes
“The United States is facing the most severe housing crisis in history,” said Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and a visiting professor of law at Wake Forest. “Countless lives will be negatively altered solely because they couldn’t shoulder the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic and economic recession.” Benfer has said the U.S. needs “a nationwide uniform moratorium on eviction,” coupled with cash assistance to renters so that landlords aren’t driven into financial ruin.
July 30, 2020
Insurance News Net
Wake Forest University: Job loss may bring mental health challenges along with economic
“When someone loses a job, whether it has been on the horizon or if it is sudden, there is a sense of loss,” said Seth Hayden, Wake Forest counseling professor. “They may feel anxious, angry, confused or sad. Work is an interconnected dimension of the human experience that affects our perception of ourselves. The expiration of CARES Act funding means many families are about to experience even more dire economic hardship and anxiety as rent and bills come due.”
July 29, 2020
The New York Times
Will the penny survive coronavirus? Some hope not
Robert Whaples, an economics professor at Wake Forest, said his research, which examined data from a chain of convenience stores, showed that customers ended up breaking even over time because prices were rounded down as much as up, considering people buy multiple items and when accounting for tax. “Right now, with the coin shortage, is a good opportunity to seize the issue,” he said, arguing that pennies should be eliminated from circulation.
July 29, 2020
WGHP
Wake Forest formed The Slavery, Race and Memory Project in 2019 to look into the institution’s relationship with slavery. “It’s vitally important for universities to do this in a holistic manner and to do it in an unflinching manner,” said Wake Forest professor of the humanities Corey D.B. Walker. During this year’s Founder’s Day Convocation, current Wake Forest President Nathan O. Hatch issued an apology.
July 28, 2020
WXII
Wake Forest University professor studying remote learning challenges, seeking participants
“I’m hoping that through this research we can see the work that people are doing at home to really make things work in a really challenging time,” said Dani Parker Moore, an assistant professor of education at Wake Forest. “Most of the time, people are trying to figure out the best resources to educate their kids.” Moore said she is particularly focusing on the relationship between being an essential worker and a parent, access to technology and the ways in which parents compare their at-home learning experiences with other parents and caregivers. “We have to figure out ways to support everyone trying to really make education possible for our young people.”
July 26, 2020
Give And Take
The Character Gap with Christian Miller
Have you ever wondered if you’re a good person? Have you asked how you could be a better one? Do your moral failings bug you? Christian Miller has spent his whole life studying these questions. Wake Forest philosophy professor and the author of “The Character Gap” joined the “Give and Take” podcast to talk about morality and what it means to live a good life.
July 16, 2020
Ms.
With the U.S on the Verge of a Housing Crisis, Black Women Face the Greatest Risk
Wake Forest law professor Emily Benfer explained the far-reaching detriment of the expiration of the moratoriums: “If [moratoriums] lift before federal financial support is in place, the United States will plummet into a major eviction crisis that will have negative consequences for all of society—because when the rent isn’t paid, mortgages and property taxes go unpaid, so states, cities, school districts, landlords, banks, the housing market, entire communities suffer as a result.”
July 16, 2020
Tennis.Com
How historians view museums: Hall of fame tells a tactile tennis tale
Museums, such as the International Tennis Hall of Fame, don’t just house objects; they offer an interpretative, narrative dimension. “It’s like a movie or a book,” said David Lubin, professor of art at Wake Forest. “Somebody is producing an experience and asking you to come along for the ride.”
July 16, 2020
WFMY
Wake Forest University professor studying challenges of remote learning
Danielle Parker Moore, an assistant professor of education and executive director of The Wake Forest Freedom School, is researching the challenges of remote learning by gathering data and surveying Local parents. Although her study is in the early phases, Parker Moore is noticing access to technology plus the number of people at home who need to use it are just some of the roadblocks. She also wants to know if families got the support they needed from the district. “What were some of the ways in which that support showed up? What are some things they wish were different? Basically, what kind of challenges they had with trying to transition to that online platform.”
July 16, 2020
Yahoo Finance
In wake of coronavirus, a looming epidemic of evictions
Emily Benfer, chair of the American Bar Association’s Task Force Committee on Eviction and a visiting professor at Wake Forest Law School, said that multiple studies predict between 20 million and 28 million Americans could face eviction between now and September. For comparison’s sake, an estimated 10 million people lost their homes to foreclosure between 2006 and 2014 in the subprime mortgage crisis and resulting recession. “It’s a combination of inequities that we have: Employment setting where we lack a living wage, we lack health insurance, we lack paid sick days, and so people in those industries aren’t able to create that safety net for themselves. People are paying on their credit cards, they’re taking out loans on their cars. The rent eats first, so they’re paying all they have toward the rent, and we know that because there’s been a huge increase in calls for food pantry assistance and other parts of the system being really stretched so rent can be paid.”
July 16, 2020
MIT Sloan Management Review
“The data we use to make good managerial decisions has been caught up and turned upside down in this unpredictable marketplace,” said Jeff Camm, professor and the associate dean of business analytics at Wake Forest. Camm co-authored an article about the pandemic’s impact on big data, traditional predictive models and machine learning.
July 15, 2020