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African leaders look to China for project funds and trade deals at Beijing summit
According to politics and international relations professor Lina Benabdallah, China will be looking to cement its partnership with African countries - especially given Donald Trump's potential return to the White House. "Trump's record with tariffs and containment of Chinese goods and products suggests that Beijing will proactively be looking for other markets to sell a lot of its products that would otherwise be earmarked for the US or European markets," Benabdallah said.
September 3, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Should the state cover gender-affirming care? The US Supreme Court to decide.
Politics professor John Dinan said the petition could emerge as a state treasurer election issue between Democrat and N.C. Rep. Wesley Harris and Republican Brad Briner. “Presumably, a new treasurer could decide to withdraw the lawsuit or no longer support it,” he said.
September 3, 2024
EducationNC
Eliminating the transportation barrier for pre-service teachers
"Most importantly," writes education professor Alan Brown, "the transportation initiative benefits our students, as they have told us directly. One student said, “I do not have a car on campus so I was hoping to either have transportation provided or find a friend in the class who was willing to carpool. I am so glad that the van worked out. Traveling as a group was so nice and not having to worry about inconveniencing someone to get a ride to the schools was such a relief.”
September 3, 2024
South Asian Voices
Sri Lanka’s potential political realignment
“Sri Lanka is scheduled for its next presidential election between September and October 2024. Its previous presidential poll in November 2019 saw Gotabaya Rajapaksa easily elected,” writes politics professor Neil DeVotta. “Yet massive anti-government protests related to inflation and scarcity forced President Rajapaksa to flee the country in July 2022. This was after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa — his brother who was president from 2005 to 2015 — had fled two months before.”
September 2, 2024
Minuteman Press
Wake Forest University honored for community service
Wake Forest University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for this year. This recognition is given to schools that engage their staff, faculty and students in achieving results that can be measured in the community.
September 2, 2024
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
Voters weigh in on presidential campaigns as election season kicks into high gear
Politics professor John Dinan said the race is still too close to call at this point. “In this Harris/Trump matchup, you can see a path to victory for both,” he said. "North Carolina is likely to continue, at least for the foreseeable future, to attract attention from both of the presidential campaigns, and that’s significant. It’s possible to see North Carolina being the pivotal state.”
September 2, 2024
The New York Times Magazine
America must free itself from the tyranny of the penny
When economics professor Robert Whaples published an article in 2006 about the imperative to eliminate America’s 1-cent coin, he received a personal note: “Get it done, and you will deserve the Nobel Prize!” The note was from Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve in which capacity he technically oversaw the annual ordering of billions of pennies from the Mint for distribution among the American populace.
September 1, 2024
Triad Business Journal
This NC region is a hub for fast-growing tech and science startups
Wake Forest Innovation Quarter is fertile ground for life sciences and other tech-oriented start-ups. The more than 240-acre complex grew from the University’s need for additional health sciences research space.
September 1, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Home sales, prices may play key voter role in 2024 election
Do voters feel that the governor or state legislature is responsible for the health of the economy, or do voters hold the president and the president’s party accountable? Dinan asked. “When political scientists prepare models that forecast the outcome of presidential elections, perhaps the leading factor that is included in nearly every forecasting model is the health of the economy, and this can be expected that this will be a key factor in voting for president in 2024.”
September 1, 2024
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Six Black professionals appointed to new roles in higher education
Mary Muchane has been named the inaugural assistant provost for faculty development at Wake Forest University. She has an extensive background in faculty support, including her current role as the assistant dean for research development and director of sponsored programs at Davidson College in North Carolina.
August 30, 2024
The New York Times
Do you have a case of the ‘September Scaries?’
Many of us currently find ourselves in the grips of the “September Scaries.” Those familiar with the concept of the Sunday Scaries will recognize this feeling. You could try “microdosing” a few September tasks this week, said psychology professor Christian Waugh, who studies positive coping mechanisms. Slow transitions are always easier than rapid ones. He also recommended ditching the “good-bad dichotomy” of summer fun versus September obligation. If, for example, you have to shop for back-to-school supplies, don’t frame that trip as the official (and sad) end of summer. Instead, plan to buy notebooks in the morning and go to the pool in the afternoon.
August 29, 2024
WS Today
Wake Forest University cuts the ribbon on its new child care and early education center
Wake Forest is supporting Winston-Salem’s littlest learners with a new educational endeavor. Construction on KinderCare at Wake Forest University is complete. The employer-sponsored child care and early educational center is located at 1100 Reynolds Blvd., adjacent to the University’s Reynolda campus. It will provide infant through pre-K care to children aged six weeks to five years old.
August 29, 2024