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Winston-Salem Journal
Grow or die? It’s a question Triad manufacturers are struggling to answer.
Diversify or divest? That is the question facing an increasing number of publicly-traded corporations in the Triad trying to strike the right balance between two competing business mantras. “Diversification can offer advantages for corporations that have successfully built their businesses around one or more brands in a specific category,” said marketing professor Roger Beahm.
October 8, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Alton B. Pollard III will join the faculty of Wake Forest University as the James and Marilyn Dunn Chairman in Baptist Studies in the School of Divinity and university professor of African American Studies in the college of arts and sciences beginning July 1, 2024. Pollard previously served on the faculty of WFU from 1988-1998 and was Luce Visiting Professor in the School of Divinity in 2009. The Dunn Chair honors the important work of James and Marilyn Dunn, who were influential Baptist leaders and committed to the work of the School of Divinity.
October 8, 2023
Niche
2024 Best Greensboro Area Colleges with Women’s Studies Degrees
Wake Forest University was recognized for its Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program as well as its small school academic benefits, a favorable student/faculty ratio wrapped and big school spirit.
October 6, 2023
Hastings Tribune
Musical journey takes Hastings native around the world
Growing up in Hastings, jazz music was probably the furthest thing from the mind of young Ann Phelps, now director of Programming for Leadership and Character. Not one to follow musical trends, her musical tastes went beyond what the majority of her peers listened to at the time. “Culturally, country music was definitely dominant here,” she said.
October 6, 2023
WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC)
“Hit The Bricks” Raises Record $300,000 for Cancer Research
Wake Forest University’s Hit The Bricks raised a record-breaking $301,722 for cancer research during this year’s event. The grand total was announced during the closing ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 5. It was an emotional moment for many participants, as the fundraising amount was shared with the crowd. The steps of Wait Chapel were lined with luminaries honoring cancer survivors and those impacted by the disease.
October 6, 2023
Inside Higher Ed
Students want help with time management
Students are interested in a variety of offerings for help with time management, according to the Student Voice survey on the college experience. High on the list are comprehensive syllabi. Jacqueline Friedman, senior associate director for clinical services at Wake Forest’s Center for Learning, Access and Student Success—where academic success coaches help students organize their various syllabi into a single, editable electronic document linked to their Google Drives—said it’s a “really good task-organization document and helps students go into depth in each of their class syllabi.” Friedman also recommends other effective time-management tools.
October 5, 2023
Mongabay
Pope Francis condemns world leaders for deeply flawed UN climate process
In the lead-up to the 2015 Paris summit, Pope Francis issued a landmark climate and faith document that ultimately saw much of the pope’s language of human responsibility and hope enshrined in the breakthrough climate agreement. “The pope notes that it is the world’s poorest who suffer most from the battering of record heatwaves, storms, floods, droughts, melting glaciers, and rising seas. He also asserts that it is the obligation of the world’s wealthiest nations to decisively lead humanity out of the crisis,” writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, who is a regular contributor to Mongabay.
October 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
NC tops 70,000 electric-vehicle registrations
North Carolina has cruised past the 70,000 mark for registered electric vehicles as a growing number of the state’s drivers take advantage of EV-related tax credits included in last year’s federal Inflation Reduction Act. “We had been thinking about this for a while, and when the Inflation Reduction Act passed, we thought, ‘Well, maybe it’s time to think about this,’” said Stan Meiburg, former deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and now executive director of the Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. “We kind of understood how electric works and were looking for a car that would be a little more useful on long trips.”
October 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
‘Clean slate.’ UAW strike could push more EV investment south
“The unions have cited record auto industry profits as justification for their demands of higher wages, worker flexibility and improved benefits,” said economics professor Mark Curtis, whose research includes the economic impact of the growing clean-energy industry, particularly for workers. “It is certainly true that profits (for Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) are high, but making these demands now is risky given that automakers appear to me more willing than ever to relocate production to new regions like the Southeast.”
October 4, 2023
Yes! Weekly
RiverRun scares up a pair of classic Halloween treats at Marketplace Cinemas
This Halloween season, the RiverRun International Film Festival’s ongoing “RiverRun Retro” screening series will present King Kong (1933), celebrating its 90th anniversary. “King Kong endures for many reasons,” explained Woody Hood, professor and director of Wake Forest’s film studies program. “The original King Kong and its stop-motion animation was groundbreaking for the time.…Kong is a complex and sympathetic character. He is a powerful and majestic creature, but he is also vulnerable and misunderstood. We fear him. We love him. We mourn him in the end.
October 4, 2023
Fast Company
How a popular New Deal jobs program inspired Biden’s Climate Corps
Biden’s new American Climate Corp program touts skills building, giving exposure to hands-on, vocational training that’s often lacking in general education. “It’s good for government and good for business. Many of the CCC families think the new corps will be a worthwhile endeavor. The Civilian Conservation Corps is a really sweet story and shows how government can take very difficult situations and find ways to use them to help improve people’s lives. And I think that’s exactly the objective here,” said Stan Meiburg, executive director of Wake Forest’s Sabin Center.
October 3, 2023
North Carolina Construction News
State budget includes millions for infrastructure improvements in Winston Salem
“Wake Forest is proud to be a partner in these important commitments to the collective well-being of our community and to be one of the many reasons people come to visit and fall in love with Winston-Salem,” said President Susan R. Wente.
October 3, 2023