Mark Hall, professor of law, has been appointed to one of the federal advisory boards that is implementing part of the new health care reform law. Hall is one of the nation’s leading scholars in health care law and policy and medical and bioethics. […]
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Kathy Arnett and Tiffany Hassler (Student Union) are incredibly dedicated, working with student leaders to create fun opportunities for students. They are on campus morning, noon and night to make this a wonderful campus experience for all students. — from Meghann Haenn
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Project Pumpkin, the student organized event that brings close to 1,200 children to campus for trick-or-treating, will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m. on campus. Faculty and staff should be prepared for heavy traffic in the afternoon. Buses will be unloading/loading […]
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Luis Roniger, Reynolds Professor of Political Science, published an article, “Latin American Jews and Processes of Transnational Legitimization and De-Legitimization,” in the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies (Vol. 9, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 185-208) and “Exilio político democracia” in América Latina Hoy (Salamanca), 55 (2010, pp. […]
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One sign of the changes occurring on campus is that the University is considering changing the campus signs. A campus signage committee has been studying new signage for the last year. The current signs were installed in late 1989. “The current signs satisfied the need […]
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Peter Siavelis, associate professor of political science and Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, made a presentation at the Mexican National Senate in August on the causes and consequences of political reform. His presentation was featured in national TV and print media […]
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Joseph Soares, professor of sociology, was the keynote speaker at a diversity retreat at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., on September 30. He spoke on “Rethinking the Admissions Process: Bias and the SAT.” Also, he spoke on the virtues of test-optional admissions […]
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Staying true to yourself and not changing your personality to fit different situations is highly valued in Western culture. Shakespeare’s famous line, “to thine own self be true,” has been echoed across the centuries by parents, pop singers and motivational speakers. But, in a new […]
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Jarrod Atchison and JP Lacy and the Wake Forest Debate team hosted the National Earlybird High School Tournament in September. Atchison is director of debate, and Lacy is debate coach.
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Robert Plemmons, Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has received funding from the University of New Mexico and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his proposal “Novel Imaging Tools for Improved Space Object Identification.”
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