“Campus Dialogues: Who and Where Do We Honor?” on Nov. 1
This message is shared on behalf of Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer José Villalba.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is leading University efforts to advance our institutional commitment to promoting and sustaining a sense of belonging and inclusivity among our community. Toward that end, the ODI has established the Honorifics Planning Group (HPG) – composed of faculty, staff students and alumni – to engage with Wake Forest constituents and provide opportunities for feedback as the group carries on the next phase of work concerning the guiding principles for naming adopted in April 2021 by the Board of Trustees.
The ODI and HPG have been organizing structured, open dialogues throughout the semester and working with the Wake Forest community to collect names, themes and concepts which are not currently honored or remembered as fully as possible on campus.
The next campus dialogue – “What’s in a Name: Who and Where Do We Honor?” – will be held on Monday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Auditorium. We invite you to join a conversation on the topic of naming, who we honor and where.
Participants include:
- Corey D.B. Walker, professor of the humanities and director of the Wake Forest University Program in African American Studies;
- Sherri Lawson Clark, associate professor of anthropology at Wake Forest;
- Jon Bohland, associate professor and director of the International Studies Program at Hollins University; and
- José Villalba, vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.
The event will take place in person, but participants may register to join virtually via Zoom webinar.
Honoring and remembering our values should be central to our mission as a University. These initiatives will ensure that all in our community have an opportunity to share their perspectives and insights.
Categories: Events, Guest Post
Faculty and staff books: September and October 2021
Congratulations to Wake Forest University faculty and staff from the Reynolda Campus who reported publishing books in September and October 2021:
- Crainshaw, Jill Y. (Divinity). Writing Work of the People: Liturgical Writing as Spiritual, Theological, and Prophetic Work. Church Publishing. 2021.
- Hellyer, Robert. (History). Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America’s Tea Cups. Columbia University Press. 2021.
- Lather, Amy. (Classics). Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry (Ancient Cultures, New Materialisms series). Edinburgh University Press. 2021.
- Mitra, Ananda. (Communication). Modern Day Surveillance Ecosystem and Impacts on Privacy. Information Science Reference. 2021.
- Palmiter, Alan R. (Law). Examples & Explanations for Securities Regulation, 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer. 2021.
- Tribble, Mary. (Advancement). Pious Ambitions: Sally Merriam Wait’s Mission South, 1813-1831. University of Tennessee Press. 2021.
- Virgil, Steven M. (Law), & Sherri Lawson Clark (Anthropology). Poverty Law and Advocacy in America: Readings and Materials. Carolina Academic Press. 2021.
- Whitley, M. Stanley, & Luis González. (Spanish). Gramática para la composición with website, 3rd ed. Georgetown University Press. 2021.
Categories: Faculty News, Inside WFU, Staff News
Faculty promotions announced 2021
Congratulations to Wake Forest faculty who have received promotions, effective July 1.
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
Mollie Rose Canzona, Communication
Sherri Lawson Clark, Anthropology
Andrea Echeverria, Spanish and Italian
Andrius Gališanka, Politics and International Affairs
Elizabeth Gandolfo, School of Divinity
Staci A. White Hepler, Mathematics and Statistics
Promotion to Associate Professor of Accounting with Tenure
Lauren Reid, Accountancy School of Business
Promotion to Full Professor
Luis H. González, Spanish and Italian
José Luis Venegas, Spanish and Italian
Promotion to Associate Professor of Law
Meghan Boone, School of Law
Marie-Amelie George, School of Law
Promotion to Associate Librarian
Meghan Webb, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Promotion to Librarian
Jeff Eller, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Carrie Johnston, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Promotion to Teaching Professor
Elizabeth Anthony, French Studies
Jennifer Gentry, Art
Adam Kadlac, Philosophy
Promotion to Associate Teaching Professor
Melissa Maffeo, Psychology
Promotion to Professor of the Practice
Veronique McNelly, French Studies
Rebekah Morris, Spanish and Italian
Sharon Woodard, Health and Exercise Science
Categories: Faculty News, Inside WFU
Free, online webinar on housing loss in Forsyth County
A guest post by Wake Forest University News:
Last week, the University news office posted a story sharing Wake Forest’s research contribution to a groundbreaking study on housing loss. The study was conducted by New America, an organization based in Washington, DC. The report looks at housing loss nationwide and spotlights Forsyth County, (one of three deep-dive counties in the study) to determine who is most impacted and why. The Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Wake Forest Law and the Department of Anthropology were key contributors to the project.
For those interested in the research findings and how they may be used to inform policies to help reduce eviction, foreclosures and housing loss, New America has scheduled a free webinar.
“Displaced in Forsyth County: Economic Mobility, Concentrated Poverty & Home Loss” will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. More information and registration are available on the New America website here.
Anthropology professor and housing policy expert Sherri Lawson Clark and Steve Virgil, professor and executive director of Experiential Education in the law school are among the panelists. The “Displaced in America” report and data are available here.
Categories: Faculty News, Inside WFU, Staff News
'Building the Dream' award winners named at MLK joint celebration
A Wake Forest faculty member and a student were among this year’s recipients of the “Building the Dream” award announced at the Jan. 22 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Wait Chapel featuring author and scholar Michael Eric Dyson. The event was a collaboration of Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State University.
Sherri Lawson Clark, assistant professor of cultural anthropology, was named Wake Forest’s 2018 “Building the Dream” faculty award winner. Senior sociology major Jenny Vu Mai was named Wake Forest’s 2018 “Building the Dream” student award winner.
Each year, both universities present the awards to faculty members, administrators and students who exemplify King’s qualities and promote diversity within their communities.
A news release announcing the awards for both universities is here.
Categories: Inside WFU