Here is some of Christa’s best work.
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Changing the Course
An Indiana law that aims to broaden inquiry has some professors feeling constrained.
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At Stanford, a Change to Creative Writing Feels Personal
A staffing decision caused personal and professional strife at one of the nation's most prestigious creative writing programs.
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Clinging to Control
Long before Trump took office, some colleges banned DEI even though it wasn’t required.
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The Controversy Roiling College Volleyball Just Keeps Growing
How several forfeits placed these colleges in the center of a political fight
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‘I Want to Stand Up for Higher Ed’
Protesters rally against Education Department cuts
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The Final Word
How the death of a progressive Baptist church at Wake Forest University reflects denominational tension and a decline in organized religion
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What Trump Wrought
Thousands of people’s lives have been disrupted. These are some of their stories.
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Still Writing
What do our last words say about a life?
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When Trump Was First Elected, College Leaders Wrote Statements About It. And Now?
Colleges were more quiet this election year than they were in 2016.
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Songs of Winston-Salem
Music has been in the city’s DNA since the 17th century
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Breaking: Author Christina Sharpe cancels WFU visit following Professor Laura Mullen’s resignation
Sharpe has been hailed as ‘shaping a generation of Black thought’ by the New York Times
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Reflecting the Times
Every three years, students travel to New York to buy contemporary art. But what happens to it when it gets here?
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In conversation with Debbie Allen
Wake Forest welcomed Debbie Allen to campus this week to receive the inaugural Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award.
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Student Health reports a spike in COVID-19 cases
There have been 77 positive tests at the on-campus clinic since FDOC, and more students may be testing positive at home
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A Fare Play?
Advocates tout food and beverage tax as a way to make Greensboro the youth sports capital of the Southeast. Restaurateurs aren't biting.
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Benefits vs. Burdens
Vendors and managers talk pros, cons of food hall business model
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Greensboro restaurateurs express frustration as city officials continue to advocate for food tax
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughn says a prepared food and beverage tax could generate $12-$17 million dollars to invest in the city's tourism attractions like the Greensboro Coliseum.
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As national attention turns to legacy admissions, what are Wake Forest’s policies?
Relationship to the university is one of many factors considered in admissions, says enrollment VP
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Wake Forest creates Early Action application for first-generation students
Wake Forest is the first top-30 national university to create such a policy
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English professor’s future unclear after students uncover explicit images of him on social media
Reports of sexual and pornographic content began circulating on an anonymous social media site in early February
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‘We have work to do:’ Campus Climate Survey data released
Wake Forest’s Campus Climate Survey names sexual misconduct as major public health concern
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Election anxieties drive increase in poll observers
Election integrity, intimidation fears have led to high recruitment rates
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The Cost of Living: Students share experiences with inflation
In interviews and a survey issued by the Old Gold & Black, students explain how inflation has affected them and their families
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How a mother’s choice saved her child
Wake Forest alumna Lydia Swortzel recounts a heartbreaking medical decision she made while pregnant, which resulted in the loss of one son and the life of another
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Faculty group calls for contract workers to be paid a living wage
A letter calling for changes to Wake Forest’s contract policies gathered 159 signatures
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‘Winston-Salem Five’ seek exoneration
An innocence hearing is underway for four of the five men convicted of murdering a Winston-Salem man 20 years ago
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WFU medical student placed on leave of absence
Fourth-year medical student Kychelle Del Rosario penalized as a result of misleading tweet
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Wake Forest community reacts to Weaver Fertilizer fire
About 1,000 Wake Forest undergraduate and graduate students live within the one-mile-wide evacuation zone surrounding the plant, and those living in that area have been asked to relocate for at least 48 hours.