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HealthDay News

Kids have already ‘normalized’ gender roles by preschool

Families should include children in household tasks, added psychology professor Deborah Best. “Girls can take out the trash, and boys can wash dishes,” said Best. “Parents should include kids in the discussion of household tasks, and both parents should participate in all tasks, providing role models for the kids.”

September 12, 2023

Mirage News

Chile’s coup: 50 years on, Lessons on democracy learned

Fifty years ago, on September 11, 1973, a violent coup ended one of the longest-standing democracies in Latin America – the presidency of Chile’s popularly elected socialist president Salvador Allende. Politics and international affairs professor Peter Siavelis, an expert in electoral, legislative and presidential politics in Chile, answers questions about the complicated role the U.S. played in the coup and why democracy should not be taken for granted.

September 11, 2023

The Dallas Morning News

Chile’s 9/11: U.S. role in 1973 military coup still unclear despite new revelations

In this opinion piece, politics and international affairs professor Peter Siavelis writes: The coup was particularly tragic because historically Chile was an island of democratic peace in a region too often punctuated by violence and right-wing military coups. Siavelis is a long-time analyst of Chilean politics and recently co-authored “Chile’s Constitutional Chaos,” in the Journal of Democracy and “Chile’s Constitutional Moment in Current History.”

September 11, 2023

NPR

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

Fifty years ago in Chile, the U.S. worked to end the presidency of an elected Marxist and, in turn, helped usher in an authoritarian right-wing dictatorship. Politics and international studies professor Peter Siavelis helps explain what led the U.S. to have a hand in the coup in Chile, how it occurred and what happened afterward. “I do think that there’s something there about the uniqueness of this country and its democratic experiments that it’s had over the last 50 years. And that provides a lot of lessons for other countries in the world,” he said.

September 10, 2023

CNN

Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

U.S. work culture revolves around employees putting in eight hours a day, five days a week. In the mid-1800s, working 70-plus hours a week was common, according to economics professor Robert Whaples, who created a detailed timeline on the evolution of hours worked in the U.S. for the Economic History Association. “These abnormally long hours were the subject of much denunciation and a major issue in a strike that began in September 1919. The strike failed … but four years later US Steel reduced its workday from twelve to eight hours.”

September 9, 2023

The Good Men Project

The forever dad: Shattering the myth of the self-centered dad

What kids need is a loving, predictable father figure – whether married to their mother or divorced. According to education professor Linda Nielsen, author of “Myths and Lies About Dads: How They Hurt Us All,” the root of the problem is the stereotypes we have about men. During a recent interview with me she explained, “If we believe the negative stereotypes about fathers, we’re not going to change the policies, laws, and restrictions we are putting on each other.”

September 9, 2023

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Corey D. B. Walker appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest

Dr. Corey D. B. Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history and culture. During his time at Wake Forest, Walker also founded its African American studies program.

September 8, 2023

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Dr. Corey D. B. Walker Appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

Dr. Corey D. B. Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history, and culture.

September 8, 2023

The Chronicle of Higher Education

What will determine AI’s impact on college teaching? 5 signs to watch.

Professors have long struggled to design assessments to produce evidence that students are learning, with or without ChatGPT on the scene. As Betsy Barre, executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest University, put it earlier this year, “We can’t see inside your brain.”

September 8, 2023

OAK Ridge National Laboratory

2023 CNMS Annual User Meeting earns praise for exciting program

At the Annual User Meeting of the Department of Energy’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, or CNMS, numerous invited talks provided attendees with a comprehensive overview of leading-edge research and developments across multiple disciplines in nanoscale materials sciences. Physics professor Oana Jurchescu offered a fresh perspective on scientifically diverse topics in nanoscience to inspire innovative thinking. She is the recipient of a rare and coveted National Science Foundation Special Creativity grant extension to take on high-risk, high-reward opportunities in electronic materials.

September 8, 2023

Winston-Salem Journal

Wake Forest names Corey Walker as the dean of the WFU School of Divinity

Corey Walker has been named the dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity after serving as its interim dean since January. WFU President Susan Wente described Walker as “a remarkable leader whose impressive record of scholarship and administrative leadership inform his compelling vision for graduate theological education.”

September 8, 2023

Greensboro News & Record

Beth Hopkins named USTA Champion of Equality

Beth Norbrey Hopkins is a Wake Forest pioneer who leaves a legacy of service at the University and in the Winston-Salem community. As a gifted Wake Forest School of Law professor who was named director of outreach in 2012, Beth transformed the law school’s Pro Bono Project and Public Interest Law Organization into nationally recognized programs. Under her leadership, underserved members of the community were provided legal assistance through a network of talented students, colleagues and local attorneys. From her days as a student when Wake Forest struggled with integration until she retired after 30 years of employment with the University.

The Winston-Salem Journal also published an article. 

September 8, 2023