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NPR
Ex-Fort Worth officer charged in fatal shooting of woman in her home
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest, about the Texas woman who was shot and killed in her home by police.
October 15, 2019
The Christian Science Monitor
The Ten: The Commandments as a moral source code in modern life
Data show a clear correlation between religious behavior, such as prayer and worship, and behavior considered to be virtuous, like frequent volunteering and giving to charity, according to Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest professor of philosophy and author of the book “Character Gap. How Good Are We?” And familiarity with moral codes like the Commandments and the Golden Rule are associated with lower incidence of cheating in all areas of life.
October 15, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University exceeds its $1 billion fundraising goal
Wake Forest announced it has exceeded its $1 billion goal in its fundraising campaign, Wake Will Lead, with a donation from the late Arnold Palmer’s trust. The trust’s $1.5 million gift as part of the fundraising campaign will establish the Winifred W. Palmer Professorship in literature at Wake Forest. “This historic moment for Wake Forest is only the beginning of what a community united behind a common mission can accomplish. Milestones like this invite higher expectations, and we embrace our role and responsibility to create, educate and inspire tomorrow’s leaders,” said WFU President Nathan Hatch.
October 15, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Federal Medicaid work requirement report has implications for North Carolina bill
Politics professor John Dinan, a national expert on state legislatures, said the main implication of the GAO report “is that if federal officials were to adopt some of the report’s recommendations, it could make it slightly more difficult, at the margin, for states to secure federal approval for Medicaid work requirements. The process requires that adding Medicaid work requirements be budget neutral, and the report’s recommendations, if adopted, could make it slightly more difficult for states to make the case for the budget-neutral effects of work requirements.”
October 14, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Ending e-cigarette sales may bring praise, lost indirect sales to retailers
Walmart, Sam’s Clubs, Walgreens and Kroger recently decided to sell out of their current stock of electronic cigarettes before ending the sale of e-cigarettes in their stores. The retailers’ strategy for halting sales may be foremost one of “wanting to be seen as socially responsible,” said Roger Beahm, executive director of the Center for Retail Innovation at the Wake Forest School of Business. Still, Beahm said, the four retailers are making a calculated revenue decision to stop selling a legal product. “Importantly, there is a halo effect that spills over onto the sale of other product categories when a shopper is in a store. By not restocking, not only will there be a loss of sale on the intended purchase (e-cigarettes), but the loss can spill over onto impulse and other intentional purchase items that might have otherwise accompanied a trip into the store.”
October 14, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
In an unprecedented institutional collaboration, a survey exhibition of experimental video works and photography by peter campus is divided between two venues — Wake Forest’s Hanes Art Gallery and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) — with a related show at Reynolda House. Curated by Anne-Marie Duguet, a French art historian and curator, the show originated two years ago at the Jeu de Paume in Paris and traveled to venues in Spain, Portugal and New York before concluding its tour in Winston-Salem. The show will run at Hanes Art Gallery and SECCA through December.
October 12, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Changing the name of the fair means reckoning with the past
In August, the Winston-Salem City Council voted 4-2 to change the name of the Dixie Classic Fair in order to reckon with all that’s become synonymous with the word “Dixie.” History and American ethnic studies professor Anthony Parent makes clear the problems with Dixie. “It’s divisive principally because it’s a reference to a nostalgic view of the enslaved south,” Parent, who is black, said. “It was a song sung by Confederate soldiers as they marched into battle to defend an enslaved South. Any reference to Dixie as a positive time that people should embrace, I think is problematic today.”
October 12, 2019
The News & Observer
Blue Cross NC promises more transparency after arrest and conviction of former CEO
“In the public corporation sphere, where there are shareholders, where there is the SEC [Securities and Exchange Commission], the best practice is whenever there is a hint of a scandal to control the story immediately and become as transparent as possible and to be forthcoming and make sure you’re telling the story and not having other people speculate about the story,” said Alan Palmiter, a law professor at Wake Forest. “It sounds like Blue Cross Blue Shield may not have gotten that advice.”
October 11, 2019
The New York Times
Ciaran Carson, versatile Belfast poet, is dead at 70
Ciaran Carson, whose poetry and prose captured the pungency, tensions and rich heritage of Northern Ireland, died Oct. 6. He was 70. Carson, who has been long-published by the Wake Forest University Press, the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America, was perhaps best known as a poet. “I can’t say why the forms in which I write have changed so radically over the years,” he told the Wake Forest University Press in 2010, “but it seems we should adopt new methods for new situations. The situation demands the form.”
October 9, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
The Whitaker Park Development Authority Inc. will discuss major economic plans for former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Buildings 2-1 and 2-2 at 951 Reynolds Blvd., across from Woodland cemetery. In October 2017, the three-story leaf buildings were named to the National Register of Historic Places. The two former Reynolds buildings are close enough to Wake Forest to be attractive for students wanting to live off-campus. “We’re currently in a 10% growth in undergraduate enrollment, or from about 4,800 to about 5,350,” said Hof Milam, executive vice president at Wake Forest. Milam said the University and the Whitaker Park authority believe there is opportunity to convert some of the buildings into residential apartments that could serve individuals working at Whitaker Park or those who need moderate-priced housing.
October 9, 2019
Psychology Today
Allison McWilliams, assistant vice president of mentoring and alumni personal career development at Wake Forest, shares tips with Millennials to utilize so-called generational traits as assets to build a management skillset.
October 8, 2019
Advertising Specialty Institute
Generation Z poised to enter your sales ranks
Born between 1995 and 2012, Gen Z comprises 30% of the world’s population, making them the largest generation, according to Bloomberg. The oldest of this group are 23 and 24, recent college graduates looking to embark on their careers. Yes, they’re tech-savvy, creatively minded and naturally inquisitive. “People say it’s a negative that we’re so tech-savvy, but it’s actually a positive,” said Lily Schneider, a senior at Wake Forest, who spent this past summer as an intern at Top 40 distributor Axis Promotions in New York City. “We’re comfortable with both video conferencing and face-to-face conversations, for example. The digital skills make us more independent and resourceful. We have a willingness to learn and a natural curiosity.”
October 7, 2019