Thinking back on your elementary, middle and high school days, you may find that the beloved teachers you learned from over the years were overwhelmingly female. Whether you realized it or not, women make up the majority of primary school teachers, a phenomenon that is only growing with time. According to data from the U.S. Department […]
Gender bias toward teachers? WCU students don’t have that problem
May 4, 2016 by
Will Richards helped in collecting the data and with the multimedia A study at a French and US university showed that students when evaluating professors are biased toward their female teachers. As NPR reported, the French students rated the male teacher better across the board although on the final exam those taught by male teachers scored lower. In […]
A peek behind the curtains of Noble Hall
May 3, 2016 by
After the burning of Subway and the removal of Bob’s in the 2014-15 school year, many were curious to know what WCU would do with the open space. Today, the new mixed-use facility/dorm, Noble Hall, is almost ready and come August will be able to receive it’s first tenants. Noble Hall is blue printed to have 172 […]
Women in education: challenges worth facing
May 2, 2016 by
In an effort to see what it is truly like to be a female with a career in education, members of the News Writing Two class came together to create a comprehensive look into the realities of their world. The end result is a seven story project that covers everything from the history of the […]
Hike WCU: a guide to Western North Carolina hiking
May 1, 2016 by
HikeWCU has a range of hikes an hour or less from Cullowhee that are well worth your time. They range from hikes you can take your parents or little kids on to hikes that will challenge you and your adrenaline junkie friends both physically and mentally. (Be prepared to test your sense of direction and […]
Teaching kids or having kids?
April 27, 2016 by
In our years of education, from the very beginning of preschool, to being college students now, we often remember our female teachers acting as “mother-figures” throughout our school years. A lot of the time we don’t think about our teachers’ lives outside of school with their family, children and how hard it sometimes is when they decide to […]
