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The Washington Post
Should religion and politics mix
Melissa Rogers, a visiting professor at Wake Forest’s Divinity School and a nonresident senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, has written a new book, “Faith in American Public Life,” which addresses thorny issues concerning the intersection of religion and politics. Rogers previously served as the special assistant to President Barack Obama and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
December 15, 2019
91.5 WUNC
Greta Thunberg wields her power at climate conference in Madrid
One of the primary goals of the UN Climate Change Conference was to iron out details of the Paris Agreement. “The United States doesn’t have a lot of clout here, so other nations are actually filling the leadership vacuum,” said Justin Catanoso reporter for Mongabay and professor of the practice at Wake Forest.
December 13, 2019
NBC News
Indigenous leader Alberto Curamil, ‘green Nobel’ winner, is acquitted in Chile
An indigenous Chilean leader who faced up to 50 years in prison walked free after judges unanimously acquitted him of all charges. The case garnered international attention from four major environmental and legal agencies, backed by prominent American lawyers, including Dinah Shelton, professor emeritus of George Washington University Law School; and John Knox, a professor of international law at Wake Forest who was the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and the environment.
December 13, 2019
Builder
Winston-Salem, N.C. was ranked eighth in top housing markets in 2020. This led The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to rank the city second in their respective lists of most livable downtowns in America. Wake Forest and several small colleges attract a young crowd, but the city has also been named one of the best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS Moneywatch.
December 12, 2019
Futurity
Aerial view of forest chemistry adds to climate fallout models
Researchers have used remote sensing to measure plant biodiversity from the Amazon basin to the Andes Mountains in Peru to better understand how tropical forests will respond to climate change. The researchers used Arizona State University’s Global Airborne Observatory to show that combining traditional on-the-ground field measurements of carbon with aerial measurements of plant chemistry can improve the ability to model and predict the role that tropical forests play in the global carbon cycle. Researchers from Wake Forest and other universities published their findings in Science Advances.
December 12, 2019
Orlando Sentinel
Philosophy professor Christian Miller, who previously led The Character Project, is now spearheading The Honesty Project. “Honesty is neglected in different ways,” said Miller. “In the 1980s, we saw a resurgence of interest in virtue and going back to mine some of the ancient philosophers to see if their ethical ideas could still have value today. It’s led to a resurgence of virtue ethics and a new focus on character.”
December 12, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ Board of Education will consider today a proposed equity policy for the district. Local equity experts said that the proposed policy is a good start for the district. “I do believe it’s a good initial start, particularly in Winston-Salem,” said education professor Dani Parker Moore.“We really have a lot of equity work that needs to be done, particularly for students of color and students coming from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.”
December 10, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
According to politics professor John Dinan there are a number of parallels in the way the Clinton impeachment happened 21 years ago and the way the Trump impeachment process is proceeding. “In 1998, the House approved two impeachment articles against Clinton, generally along party lines,” he said. “This seems quite likely to happen in the Trump impeachment, where we also have two impeachment articles and fewer than a handful of Democrats are likely to oppose the impeachment articles and perhaps no Republicans will vote to support them.”
December 10, 2019
Religion News Service
Melissa Rogers envisions a better way forward for faith in the public square
Melissa Rogers, visiting professor at the Wake Forest School of Divinity, knows the laws governing the relationship between the U.S. government and religion are far from perfect. But prompted by what Rogers sees as a new push toward rewriting these boundaries, continued mischaracterization and distortion of church-state laws, and historic levels of hostility to religious minorities, her new book, “Faith in American Public Life,” defines the relationship between the U.S. government and religion as one with “meaningful independence,” but the ability to cooperate to do good.
December 9, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
21 to buy tobacco products? It could happen under healthcare bill
A wide-ranging healthcare bill now includes language that could raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Politics professor John Dinan said that gaining Sen. Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s support for the bill is critical since “nobody else in Congress is more important to passage of legislation than the senate majority leader.”
December 9, 2019
Spectrum News
For more than fifty years, Wake Forest has hosted its Moravian Lovefeast to honor our differences. Moravian students started the first dinner and service in 1965, with more than 200 in attendance. Now it’s the largest of its kind in North America. Through spoken word, music and food, folks in the Triad celebrate community and the spirit of love. But the celebration isn’t limited to Wake Forest’s campus; alumni and community members can livestream the services. “We find it important here at Wake Forest to recognize all the ways people mark time, and we share so much in common – much more in common sometimes than the differences we have the tendency to highlight,” said Tim Auman, University Chaplain.
December 8, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
The North Carolina Brass Band performed “Christmas Wrapped In Brass,” in Wake Forest’s Brendle Recital Hall.
December 7, 2019