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Influence Podcast
Solving the dishonesty problem
“Honesty matters, and people care a great deal about it,” writes philosophy professor Christian Miller. Yet we are facing an unprecedented erosion of honesty today — what I call an honesty crisis. Indeed, we are facing not just one crisis, but a variety of honesty crises in different parts of our society. Miller is a guest on this leadership podcast.
May 28, 2026
University Business Magazine
Several major universities have picked new presidents
Peter Rodriguez, the dean of Rice University’s School of Business and a renowned economist, takes the helm at Wake Forest on July 1. Rodriguez has decades of expertise in international trade, economic history and public finance. He raised the profile for Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and launched the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.
May 27, 2026
Patheos
Philosophy professor Christian B. Miller argues that “out of all the virtues, honesty is arguably the most valuable.” Regardless of whether you agree that honesty is the most important virtue, Miller is undeniably correct that we are living through a crisis of honesty. His book explores that crisis through chapters on deepfakes, online infidelity, AI-assisted cheating in education, fake news and political deception, dishonesty in celebrity culture and the larger question of why honesty still matters in a world where deception can so often seem rewarded.
May 26, 2026
Yahoo Life
The job-search move that matters more than your résumé
"People hire people, they don't hire paper," said Andy Chan, who runs the Office of Personal and Career Development at Wake Forest University. He said that job seekers too often think of recruiting and applying for jobs as transactional processes. While they are, to some degree, Chan said, it's important to try to ground your interactions with an employer in relationships.
May 25, 2026
The Atlantic
Tulsi Gabbard takes the exit ramp
“Gabbard’s tenure has demonstrated just how easily an organization like the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that lacks clear mission and impact can become overly politicized and move away from the kind of objectivity and truth-seeking required for good intelligence work and U.S. national security,” said politics and international affairs expert William Walldorf, a senior fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities.
May 22, 2026
Fast Company
Stephen Colbert’s decade-old lesson on navigating uncertainty is more relevant than ever
Colbert gave the class of 2015 tips on how to navigate graduating into an election year—but the advice he shared still rings true today. “You’re gonna have to learn pretty damn quick how to tell the difference between hype and substance,” he said, “to keep folks from selling you things and ideas that aren’t true.” The comedian went on to tell grads that they will inevitably face criticism from employers or others throughout their careers. The most important thing in getting through those moments, he said, is having standards.… I hope you find the courage to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong."
May 22, 2026
Asheville Watchdog
Despite multiple felony charges, mental capacity concerns, Asheville attorney still practices law
“It can be maddeningly frustrating,” said Ellen Murphy, professor of practice at Wake Forest University School of Law. But lawyers are entitled to the same rights as criminal defendants of being innocent until proven guilty, even though “there may be harm to the public in limited instances,” Murphy said. “No matter how egregious that alleged action is, it’s still only alleged until that lawyer has been found guilty or civilly liable," Murphy said.
May 22, 2026
NPR's Throughline
Prediction markets are making a 150-year comeback
In this story on the history of prediction markets, economist Koleman Strumpf and his colleague Paul Rhode, an economic historian at the University of Michigan, talk about the long history of prediction markets. "My uncle used to take me to the race track and had me bet on horses. A lot of things I see when I look at markets today I could see then," said Strumpf. "The psychology of these markets is that people like to show off their smarts."
May 21, 2026
6AM City
Wake Forest University celebrates opening of Charlotte campus
Class is about to begin. Wake Forest University celebrated a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its new Charlotte campus at The Pearl, further expanding the university’s footprint in the city alongside the existing medical school presence. "We're celebrating new opportunities for learning, innovation, and impact in Charlotte and beyond," President Susan Wente said during the ceremony.
May 21, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest University names new president
The Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University announced the appointment of Peter Rodriguez as the University’s 15th President. A distinguished economist and transformative academic leader, Rodriguez currently serves as the dean of Rice University’s School of Business, which includes the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business. He will begin his presidency on July 1, 2026.
Coverage of this announcement was featured in local, regional and national news outlets, including: Triad Business Journal, Houston Business Journal, 247Sports, Baptist News Global, Our Esquina, WXII, WFDD, WFMY, Fox 8 WGHP, Poets&Quants, Yahoo!News, Hoodline, and WS Today | Hello Winston
May 20, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
NC House bill would strip governor of State Board of Education appointees
Politics professor John Dinan said one potential reason for the "flurry of amendments being proposed and moving their way through the General Assembly this week...is most likely this is the last opportunity for the next several years for Republican leaders to be able to secure the three-fifths votes in both chambers that are necessary to place constitutional amendments on the ballot. There is not an expectation that Republicans will grow their margins in either chamber this year."
May 19, 2026
Winston-Salem Journal
Misty Copeland, a ballet dancer and author, urged the graduates of Wake Forest University to use their courage and compassion in their careers and apply their success to serve humanity. "You do not have to have everything figured out," Misty Copeland told a crowd of nearly 10,000 gathered on Hearn Plaza. "I'm still figuring it out." Copeland served as the keynote speaker at the University's 2026 commencement ceremony. The Journal's photo gallery is available here.
WFMY News 2 shared live news highlights ahead of commencement and interviewed engineering graduate Scarlett Johnson on Hearn Plaza. Spectrum News also covered the event.
May 18, 2026