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CBS News
Concerns over 2024 election betting
New data shows more than $100 million has been legally wagered on the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidential race. Koleman Strumpf, the Burchfield Presidential Chair of Political Economy at Wake Forest University, joins CBS News for an in-depth interview.
October 31, 2024
The Wall Street Journal
Private equity’s ties to companies’ auditors have never been closer. That worries some regulators.
If there is even a perception that such investments are influencing auditor independence, the financial statements produced by those auditors may lose credibility, said accounting professor Jenelle Conaway. “The intensity with which private equity is getting involved is different from anything we’ve experienced before,” Conaway said. “There’s the potential for the strong influence on the non-audit side to spill over to the audit side through these big firm-level decisions.”
October 30, 2024
Mongabay
COP16: ‘A fund unlike any other’ will pay tropical nations to save forests
"For years now, the world’s wealthiest nations have pledged billions to tropical nations to help them afford to conserve their native forests — an effort that benefits the entire world, especially for the carbon storage those tropical forests provide, as the climate crisis deepens. But those investment promises by donors, have again and again failed to fully materialize. Today, the total funding shortfall for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is in the trillions of dollars," writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay.
October 30, 2024
Baptist News Global
$10 million gift will help Wake Forest Divinity offer no-tuition MDiv – Baptist News Global
Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a $6.6 million gift from the Griffin Family Trust, the largest individual donation in the school’s history. Combined with an earlier gift from the Griffin family, that brings their support for the divinity school to $10 million.
October 30, 2024
Enlace Latino Nc
What are the implications of the ‘citizens only’ constitutional amendment in North Carolina?
Presidential candidate Donald Trump and several Republican leaders have maintained that noncitizen voting is common across the country. "The idea that non-citizens are voting illegally is not only unfounded, it also reinforces fear and division among demographic groups," said politics professor Betina Wilkinson. "Framing political issues and proposed legislation in terms of security and 'upholding the law' can be effective in increasing voter turnout, creating more political divisions and ultimately winning votes for Republican candidates."
October 30, 2024
WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC)
Panel discussion designed to promote healthy dialogue in turbulent political times
Negative ads, heated campaign rhetoric and more have contributed to a particularly fraught political season. The idea for the workshop began with conversations at Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity between religious leaders from across the region. Looking ahead to the days after the election, they imagined the kinds of issues — fears, tensions, anxieties — people in their faith communities will be faced with in this highly polarized society.
October 29, 2024
Washington Times
Oddsmakers betting big on Donald Trump a week from election
“The message I get right now is the markets are moving in Trump’s favor; they’re favorable to Trump, but they’re not a slam dunk,” said political economics professor Koleman Strumpf. "To me, the markets are always asking the question I’m interested in. At the end of the day, I don’t want to trade in these markets, but I do want to consume the information."
October 28, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Forsyth County Sheriffs could get new GPS launchers
Forsyth County sheriff's deputies could be getting 10 GPS launchers to use during police chases. Police can launch the tracker, which is about the size of a small soda can, from a vehicle-mounted compressed air launcher toward the fleeing vehicle during a chase. Law professor Alyse Bertenthal said that the use of GPS trackers before the initiation of a traffic stop could constitute fourth amendment concerns.”
October 28, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Why North Carolinians are voting on the state’s Constitutional Amendment
"Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possessing the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this state." Politis professor John Dinan said it’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal and in state elections.
October 28, 2024
USA Today
Prosecutor scoffs at Rick Singer’s new college counseling service
The competition to get into the most selective colleges has only gotten tougher. For that reason, people like Singer may always have a captive market, said Joseph Soares, a sociology professor and college admissions expert. "The people that are obsessing about the most prestigious institutions are still obsessing about them," he said.
October 27, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
The psychology of spooky season: The reason you may love haunted houses and scary movies
Halloween is approaching, and people are in the spooky spirit. Psychology professor Christian Waugh says being spooked can actually make you feel good. That is because when you are scared, your body releases adrenaline and activates your fight-or-flight instincts to protect you from danger. But when you get your spooky thrills at a haunted house, your body still unconsciously perceives that you are in danger, when in your consciousness, you know you are actually safe.
October 25, 2024
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
WFU School of Law creates pathway program for Winston-Salem State University students
Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation.
October 25, 2024