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WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert to speak at WFU
Wake Forest University’s Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability will host author Elizabeth Kolbert as part of its conference on advancing stewardship. Kolbert is known for her writings in The New Yorker magazine and won a Pulitzer Prize for her book “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.” WFDD’s Paul Garber spoke with Kolbert about her concerns for the environment.
October 10, 2024
AACSB Insights
Last year, Wake Forest University School of Business decided to survey its students about their use of AI in the classroom. When the results came back, school leaders were surprised to discover how low the adoption of GenAI tools was. “A significant contributor we hadn’t considered was peer judgment,” said Shannon McKeen, executive director of the school’s Center for Analytics Impact. “Some students felt that using GenAI was ‘taking the easy way out’ and feared being judged by their peers—much like how a cyclist might be hesitant to use an e-bike out of concern for how other riders might react.”
October 9, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Republican, Constitution Party candidates vie for 6th Congressional District seat
Politics professor John Dinan said the redrawn 6th makes it “highly unlikely that a Democratic candidate could be competitive." Dinan called Manning’s decision “a replay of sorts of what happened in 2019 when Walker was the 6th District incumbent and faced a newly drawn map that made it highly unlikely that a Republican candidate could be competitive in 2020.”
October 9, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Here’s a look at the question about ‘citizens-only’ voting on the Nov. 5 ballot
North Carolinians will decide during the November general election whether the state Constitution needs clarity on what "citizens only" eligibility means. Based on voting patterns in other states that have considered citizens-only voting amendments, the North Carolina amendment "is nearly certain to pass," said politics professor John Dinan, a national expert on state legislatures. Dinan said that the only effect of the amendment "would be to make it more difficult for a local government to extend voting rights to non-citizens for local elections, in the event that any localities in North Carolina might contemplate making such a move, in the way that some local governments have done in some other states."
October 9, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
AmeriCorps grants $200,000 to health equity efforts in Winston-Salem
During a visit to Winston-Salem, AmeriCorps national leadership granted Wake Forest University just over $200,000 in funds to support the school’s Public Health AmeriCorps members. The federal grant will go toward supporting the organization’s efforts in the area and its work providing health care assistance to underserved communities. Rafaela Capelate De Oliveira helps give a tour of the Community Care Center, a free health care clinic in Winston-Salem.
October 8, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
New conservatory and welcome center at Winston-Salem museum
Reynolda’s original 1913 Lord & Burnham Greenhouse has undergone extensive upgrades and will reopen as the Brown Family Conservatory today. In addition, a new Reynolda Welcome Center opened on Tuesday. The hours of the Welcome Center and Conservatory will mirror the hours of Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Admission is free.
October 8, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Wake Forest University holds interfaith prayer for peace on anniversary of Hamas attack on Oct. 7
On the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, Wake Forest University hosted an interfaith prayer for peace amid tensions surrounding the cancellation of a lecture by a Palestinian activist. University Chaplain Chris Donald gathered with Jewish, Muslim and Hindu chaplains at Manchester Plaza Monday afternoon, encouraging passers-by to say a prayer for peace. “I think we need to acknowledge the pain and the sorrow that go along with the events of Oct. 7.
October 7, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Author Elizabeth Kolbert set to speak at Wake Forest
The Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University is holding its first Sabin Center conference from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. It will be called "Advancing Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for a Thriving Planet." It's an effort to bring together leaders in environmental stewardship from government, academia, NGOs and the private sector to share emerging solutions to the urgent environmental crises.
October 7, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest School of Law to offer scholarships to WSSU grads
Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University School of Law have created a path for WSSU students to enroll in law school at Wake, under an agreement the two universities signed this week. Under the agreement, Wake Forest School of Law will admit up to two WSSU students into its program during the admission periods, with each student receiving a scholarship of about $35,000 per academic year for up to three years, WSSU said.
October 5, 2024
CoinDesk
US election betting: Regulated presidential markets are live, and tiny compared to Polymarket’s
Two U.S.-regulated, dollar-denominated prediction markets began taking bets on the presidential race this week with a month to go before Election Day. "It will be hard for the two sites to catch up, but that is not entirely impossible," said economics professor Koleman Strumpf, who has studied the history of election markets. "For one thing, some traders may switch from Polymarket to the other sites. Moreover, more than half of all trades will happen between now and election day if history is any guide.”
October 4, 2024
The Conversation
Sometimes, superpowers have a hard time getting smaller allies to do what they want with the assistance they provide. Often, it is to the detriment of the larger power’s interests. The United States has faced a fair bit of this in recent decades. Replacing the current “ironclad” commitment to defend Israel no matter what with a less certain pledge where the U.S. merely “reserves the right” to defend Israel at the U.S.’s choosing might provide more heft to the warnings against escalation uttered in Washington but so far ignored in Israel.
October 3, 2024
NonProfit Times
Fundraising: From generosity to loyalty
Philosophy professor Christian B. Miller agrees with most that generosity is “donating something of value to you” and “not focusing on oneself,” essentially giving for the well-being of another regardless of whether it benefits the giver. Miller takes it a step further and raises this question: Is there such a thing as altruistic motivation?
October 3, 2024