Feast or famine: Some legislative campaigns have clear fundraising edge

Shared content from Carolina Public Press by Michael Gebelein  Not all campaigns for the General Assembly are created equal, at least in the eyes of deep-pocketed donors. Campaign finance reports filed in July show some Western North Carolina legislative contests bringing in substantial sums, while others have attracted relatively little attention. The fundraising in some […]

WCU hosts congressional debate – Meadows vs. Bryson

  North Carolina U.S. congressman Mark Meadows (R-Jackson) will debate his opponent for the U.S. House of Representative for District 11, Rick Bryson (D-Swain) on Friday, Sept. 23, on WCU West Campus in room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences Building. Debate starts at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live online by WLOS-TV. […]

State budget director discusses college affordability with WCU students, leaders

From the WCU Public Relations Office With students – and some faculty members – still scrambling to find their classrooms on the second day of the fall semester, State Budget Director Andrew Heath paid a visit to Western Carolina University to tackle the subject of college affordability with a group of WCU students and campus […]

WCU to focus on NC Promise, tight budget, continuing momentum in 2016-17

From the WCU Public Relations Office Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher urged faculty and staff to spend the 2016-17 academic year building on the momentum of the previous year, gearing up for implementation of the N.C. Promise Tuition Plan, and helping navigate complex budgetary waters. In his annual Opening Assembly address to kick […]

What you need to know about voting in North Carolina

Political science professor and director of the Public Policy Institute, Dr. Todd Collins, sent us the following rules for the primary voting that are coming from the election law: New registrations:  best way is to do it so that the Board of Elections receives it by Feb 19 at 5:00 Based on a court case, […]

Elementary Education: Is it worth it? “Yes it is,” says a professor and her students

As a reaction of the profile story on elementary education students, Jessica Shearin,  we received a reaction from Dr. Carrie Rogers and the students of ELMG 495: Elementary & Middle Grades Education. We are publishing the full reaction with minor editing to adhere to AP style.  As a faculty member in the elementary education department, I […]