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Leave room for Jesus in the September issue: Religion in Vogue
Lynn Neal, a professor of religion at Wake Forest, joined host Frank Stasio on the program “The State of Things.” Neal studied issues of Vogue magazine from the early 20th century to today to understand how religious iconography has shaped fashion throughout the ages. Clothing is not necessarily a transparent look at someone’s identity, Neal says, but a performative piece of their personality.
February 18, 2020
PBS NewsHour
5 NC schools among best value colleges: Princeton Review
Wake Forest appears on Princeton Review’s 2020 list of best value colleges released this month. The schools on the list reflect 7 percent of colleges across the country and offer the best return on investment for students, according to the research. Princeton Review chose schools based on a 2018-19 survey of administrators at 656 colleges. Survey topics covered academics, cost, financial aid, career services, graduation rates, student debt and alumni support.
February 18, 2020
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2020 rivals aim to slow Bloomberg’s surge as he faces his first debate in Vegas
Allan Louden, former director of the debate program at Wake Forest and editor of “Navigating Opportunity: Policy Debate in the 21st Century,” weighed in on what viewers can expect from the Feb. 19 Democratic debate. In three months as a candidate, Bloomberg has spent nearly a half-billion dollars of his own money running ads and hiring staff across the country, vaulting into the top tier of candidates without even participating in a primary or debate. Elizabeth Warren’s supporters have complained that she has been marginalized and discounted by the media despite outperforming Biden in both of the first two contests. She could potentially channel that outrage in the debate to some effect. “She has the option of being indignant for being ignored.”
February 18, 2020
WGHP
Warning about social media posts
Experts say sometimes accounts use feel good social media posts to suck you in and build trust. “If we like the story, if it hits a chord in us, we will believe it,” said Ananda Mitra, Wake Forest communications professor. “This is driven by money, sometimes driven by ideology.”
February 18, 2020
WRAL Techwire
Wake Forest University Center for Entrepreneurship Pitch Over Pizza
Wake Forest’s Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting a pitch event where students can share their ideas, meet with entrepreneurial coaches and mentors, and network with faculty and staff. The event will take place on February 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Wake Forest’s Reynolda Hall Green Room.
February 17, 2020
Great Value Colleges
The 50 most inspired college campuses: Unique designs to enlighten minds
Wake Forest appeared on Great Value College’s list of inspired college campuses. The university describes its campus as being “a big canvas” for students to express their passions. It offers a comfortable and challenging environment for all students. The publication noted that it is a very modern campus, with over half of the college’s dorm rooms having been built from scratch or fully renovated in recent years. Wake Forest has augmented its campus with technology, stating that there is an app for almost everything a student encounters.
February 16, 2020
BBC
Coronavirus: Are African countries ready
Africa and China are more connected than ever. Lina Benabdallah studies China-Africa relations at Wake Forest. “Diplomatic relations between China and African partners have seen a boom in relations with many exchanges including economic exchanges, cultural exchanges, diplomatic relations and more recently also security and military relations,” said Benabdallah. China has become Africa’s top trading partner over the last decade, and direct flights now bring workers back and forth between the country and African continent. This opens a possible pathway for the coronavirus to come to Africa.
February 15, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
A symbolic passing of an economic-development baton took place last week. Wake Forest announced that it has removed its name from the Innovation Quarter it helped found about 25 years ago in downtown Winston-Salem. The change is designed to demonstrate that the Innovation Quarter has evolved beyond the public perception that it contains just Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center research and related entities.
February 15, 2020
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest plans TEDxWakeForestU
Wake Forest will present TEDxWakeForestU 12:30-4:20 p.m. Feb. 22 in Wait Chapel on the campus. This year’s theme, ReVision, is about revising perspectives and re-envisioning the future. TED stands for “technology, education and design.” Admission is $10, free for students. Registration is required.
February 15, 2020
Archy W
How to protect yourself from the China Covid-19 virus
Pat Lord, a teaching professor in the department of biology at Wake Forest, said that this particular outbreak probably came from a virus that originated in bats and another animal and then transformed to infect humans. “Bats seem to be a reservoir of many viruses, such as rabies, Ebola or Marburg virus.” Lord said that the evolution of bats has made them carriers of these diseases without really getting sick. Humans are partly responsible for the outbreaks, as development invades bats’ natural habitats. “The health of the environment, the health of animals and the health of humans are related. We have to think about the big picture, we have to protect everything.”
February 14, 2020
Richmond Free Press
National religious leaders, scholars expected for symposium Feb. 19-21
Scholars from across the country are expected to attend a national symposium in Richmond exploring the politics of black religion through the legacy of Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, a civil rights icon, theologian and key aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a social ethicist, Morehouse College graduate and dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest, will give the keynote address at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Modlin Center for the Arts.
February 14, 2020
Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, OH)
Harris-Perry to present ‘Power of the Word’ at BGSU
Melissa Harris-Perry, television host, political commentator and professor, will present “Power of the Word: Language, Voice and the Legacy of King in Our Work” on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Harris-Perry’s presentation is part of Bowling Green State University’s annual “Beyond the Dream” series, which provides a variety of opportunities to share in the multicultural experience. Harris-Perry is a professor at Wake Forest in politics and international affairs and the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race and Politics in the South
February 14, 2020