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A stern test for the government and an opportunity to prove its mettle
Politics and international affairs professor Neil DeVotta answers questions about the Sri Lankan government’s performance and what the future could hold.
January 9, 2026
Triad Business Journal
Four-time World Cup champions Germany to train in Winston-Salem ahead of 2026 tournament
The four-time World Cup champions will train at Wake Forest University's facilities while staying at a historic local estate throughout the tournament. “Wake Forest and Winston-Salem being selected as the temporary home for a national powerhouse like Germany preparing for the World Cup is an incredible honor for our facilities, our University and our entire city,” said Bobby Muuss, WFU head men’s soccer coach.
January 9, 2026
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
German Men’s National Soccer Team will make Winston-Salem home ahead of World Cup competition
The German Men’s National Soccer Team has chosen Winston-Salem as its home base for this year’s FIFA World Cup. This summer, after months of negotiations dating back to March of 2025, the four-time World Cup champions will move into their new headquarters: The Graylyn Estate. Five minutes north is Wake Forest University’s W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium, where they’ll train.
January 9, 2026
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
An international soccer team will train in the Triad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The German National Team will have its home base in the Triad ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The four-time World Cup Champions selected Wake Forest University and The Graylyn Estate for their training site and team headquarters. WFMY and WGHP also covered this news.
January 9, 2026
Wake Forests News
The German Men’s National Team has selected Winston-Salem as its home base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, choosing Wake Forest University and The Graylyn Estate as its official training site and team headquarters – bringing one of the world’s premier soccer programs to the Triad and placing Winston-Salem on an international stage.
January 9, 2026
Sojourners
After Maduro, Venezuelan Christians pray for end to U.S. imperialism
Earley Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, told Sojourners that claims that the U.S. will rule Venezuela after the capture of Maduro and Flores are “extreme extensions of more than a century of U.S. interference in Latin American political and economic affairs.” She sees the abduction of Maduro as connected to a long history of economic exploitation in Latin America, long criticized by Latin American theologians.
January 8, 2026
Axios Charlotte
Sycamore is changing LLC name to
Experts envision the most viable path forward for Sycamore as selling to an unrelated buyer, such as an investor group or a large beverage company. Then, the purchaser could rebrand."Patrons often say, 'This is my brewery,'" said marketing professor Jia Li. "Craft beer depends very heavily on trust and community goodwill. Charlotte is hot. It's trendy. This could be a very good opportunity for those kinds of companies."
January 8, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
Increased sense of belonging boosts student graduation rates
New research from Wake Forest University shows that boosting a student’s sense of belonging in college can significantly increase their likelihood of earning a degree. The findings draw on nationally representative survey data from more than 21,000 undergraduates enrolled in two- and four-year colleges across the country. “What stood out to me was just how consistent the findings were,” said psychology professor Shannon Brady, the study’s author. “We’re seeing this relationship hold across different kinds of students and institutions.”
January 6, 2026
Education Week
A local campaign saved this teacher residency after Ed. Dept. pulled funding
Educators increasingly rely on crowdsourcing to fill gaps in basic education funding, from classroom supplies to textbooks. With federal education grants in the crosshairs, at least one community is leaning into the strategy to pay for teacher preparation, too. Kate Allman, WS-TEACH’s executive director, is working with Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest universities and Salem College to make WS-Teach sustainable without relying on federal funding.
January 6, 2026
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Seeking pasture in Winston-Salem
Last month in the Triad, a local artist set out to trim lawns and raise environmental awareness with the help of two four-legged assistants. Activist, artist and filmmaker Joel Tauber calls the Buena Vista neighborhood in Winston-Salem home. He says after giving considerable thought to the chemical and noise pollution caused by manicured lawns and gas-powered mowers, he decided to take action. He adopted two sheep, Sarah and Rebecca, and set out to provide his neighbors with an alternative.
December 22, 2025
Poets & Quants
Poets & Quants’ rankings show high marks for Wake Forest School of Business
Poets & Quants' list of "The Best Online MBA Programs of 2026" ranked Wake Forest University School of Business as 14th and one of the year's "biggest climbers." Business school graduates also highly rated the degree's impact on their careers.
December 21, 2025
The News & Observer
You could have won money off what Trump said in Eastern NC Friday night
“To me, the coolest thing about these markets is not the opportunity to bet,” said economics professor Koleman Strumpf, an expert on prediction markets. “It’s the opportunity for me to consume or learn from the information of a lot of very smart people on this incredible range of topics. Sometimes the markets help tell me something that can be more grounded in data,” he said.
December 20, 2025