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New York Post
We must stop ignoring violence against women in Italy
When the stabbed and battered body of 22-year-old Italian college student Giulia Cecchettin was found in a ditch near Venice in November 2023, police arrested her former boyfriend, Filippo Turetta, for her murder. Jordan-Zachery, a gender studies professor at Wake Forest University, complained about the coverage given to the murder in the U.S. of Gabby Petito (who was white) compared to that given to black women and blamed “society’s systematic marginalization and devaluation of black women.”
January 6, 2024
Groundviews
Neil DeVotta on the executive presidency, majoritarianism and the state of democracy
Politics and international affairs professor Neil DeVotta has written extensively on Sri Lankan politics and society. For this Q&A, he spoke to Groundviews on the need for elections, the damage done by the executive presidency and majoritarianism, why the aragalaya could not deliver systemic change and the state of democracy.
December 28, 2023
WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)
New FAFSA forms aim to make college applications easier
Financial Aid Director Tom Benza addresses questions about the new free application FAFSA form. “This is a better FAFSA for a better future, and it’s intended to simplify students’ ability to submit the application,” he said.
December 28, 2023
Inc.
A Wake Forest University team is working on developing an online course to teach intellectual humility. If you’re keen to make yourself a little smarter and more successful in 2024, science has now given you a few good places to start.
December 27, 2023
Minnesota Reformer
We need more freedom of speech on campus, but that can’t include advocating for genocide
Sociologist Catherine Harnois showed if it’s legally protected speech, then it should be protected speech on campus — can present a compelling alternative to limiting speech based on what upsets or offends (an approach that makes it a matter of “us against the purveyors of hate”). Harnois argues that “campus speech codes that limit speech and expression beyond what the Constitution allows are typically written in ways that are very vague.”
December 22, 2023
Westlaw Today
Q&A: Artificial intelligence in the law school classroom and beyond
Thomson Reuters asked law professor Raina Haque to discuss how law schools are using and addressing AI in the classroom and what they are teaching students about the use of the evolving technology in the legal profession. “To law students and those contemplating a legal career, I would emphasize that change is inevitable in any field. While AI will undoubtedly transform legal practice, it also presents exciting opportunities.”
December 22, 2023
High Point Enterprise
New charter school to focus on foreign languages
A proposed language-immersion charter school initially focused on Chinese and Spanish has gained state approval. Chaowei Zhu, the chairman of the charter school’s board and Wake Forest University assistant dean for global initiatives, has been involved with language-immersion schools in Charlotte and South Carolina, but he told the review board he left those in part because he wanted to try some things that those schools were not doing. “I have ideas,” he said. “I have some better models.”
December 21, 2023
Freakonomics
In this episode of “No Stupid Questions,” Angela Duckworth references psychology professor E.J. Mascicampo’s research looking at whether unfulfilled goals persist in our mind until they are fulfilled and then they exit.
December 20, 2023
The Boston Globe
Presidential debates weren’t always freak shows
During a debate in 2000, Wake Forest University, Bush and Gore not only gave intelligent answers to the questions posed, they repeatedly pointed to the common ground they shared.
December 20, 2023
Patheos
Christian nationalism & its threats to religious freedom
Melissa Rogers, visiting professor at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, said, “Christian nationalism perverts the gospel and the Constitution. As Christians, we pledge to confront this false teaching within our communities. As Americans, we pledge to insist on equal justice and liberty for all.”
December 20, 2023
Green Queen
New ingredient uses vegetable peels & trims for blended burgers
The Spare Food Co.’s new ingredient is specifically made for foodservice and catering operators, who can use the ready-to-eat ingredient in multiple ways. One of its early adopters is the Harvest Table Culinary Group, a college caterer that’s expanding its existing partnership with The Spare Food Co. to include the starter across its entire network of campuses, including Wake Forest University.
December 20, 2023
Inside Higher Ed: Academic Minute
On the Academic Minute, philosophy professor Christian B. Miller explains why a small group of people may lie more than others. “Lying seems to happen rarely for many people, even toward strangers and even via social media and texting. Where people need to be especially discerning, though, is in identifying – and avoiding – the small number of rampant liars out there.”
December 19, 2023