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Welsh publishes article, delivers paper

Helga Welsh, professor of political science, wrote an article, “Policy Transfer in the Unified Germany: From Imitation to Feedback Loops,” in German Studies Review (Vol. 33, no. 3, October 2010, pp. 531-548). She is also the co-editor of the Special Issue Section of the German Studies […]


Newman named fellow of ABF

Joel Newman, School of Law professor, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Only one-third of 1 percent of the lawyers in America are named Fellows. Newman is well known nationally and internationally as a tax scholar and lawyer. Read more.


Roniger publishes two articles, chairs panel

Luis Roniger, Reynolds Professor of Political Science, has published two articles: “Exile and its Impact on Shifting Perspectives on Politics, Institutions and Collective Identities”, in Spanish, in the Revista de Ciencias Sociales (Costa Rica), 125: 83-101, in October 2010; and “Massive Exile, Political Inclusion and […]


Gisser named associate chaplain for Jewish life

Rabbi Michael I. Gisser has been named associate chaplain for Jewish life, a new part-time position in the Chaplain’s Office. He is the first Jewish staff chaplain at Wake Forest. He is also assistant dean and department chair of the Jewish Studies Department at American […]


Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America

On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Reynolds Professor of History Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we thought we knew about Abraham Lincoln in his book, “ ‘What Shall We Do with the Negro?’: Lincoln, […]


Faccinto exhibits work in New York

Victor Faccinto is having many of his works displayed at the Luise Ross Gallery in New York City for two months, beginning Nov. 20. “Victor Faccinto: A Three Decade Survey” includes paintings, sculpture, photography and video created between 1973 and 2010. Faccinto is the director […]


Graduate School hosts state conference

More than 150 deans, assistant deans and staff members from all 20 graduate schools in North Carolina are meeting on campus Friday to discuss the future of graduate education. “This is a chance for institutions to talk about what they’re engaged in now and the […]

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Morosini receives fellowship in Italy

Roberta Morosini, associate professor of romance languages, received a fellowship to study at the Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy, earlier this year. She recently edited a book, “Boccaccio Geografo,” a collection of articles that examines the work of the 14th-century Italian geographer. He was […]


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