NC Promise guarantees that tutition prices will stay the same, however, the WCU Board of Trustees approved increases in fees, board and meal plans in December and students can expect to pay higher prices in Fall 2019. In total, with the most popular meal plan and standard residence hall, in- state students can expect to […]
“Last Train Home” gives WCU students new perspective on migration and globalization
April 3, 2019 by
Last Train Home gave a crowd of about 40 students a new perspective on China’s workers on March 29. WCU Humanities Initiative hosted a screening of Last Train Home, a 2009 documentary by Lixin Fan about the world’s largest human migration—China’s 130 million migrant workers traveling to their home villages from urban centers for the […]
Women’s History Month ends with documentary screening and panel
April 1, 2019 by
Five professors at Western Carolina University discussed important issues facing women and shared personal stories at a questions panel on March 26. A screening of Makers: Women Who Make America and questions panel consisting of WCU professors Lynn Burkett, Catherine Carter, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Allison Thorp and Laura Wright ended a Tuesday series of presentations for […]
WCU hosts a talk on the crisis south of the border
March 26, 2019 by
In the news world of today, immigration is a hot topic with strong partisan ties, and perhaps more than ever it’s important to know the facts. On March 21 the WCU Criminology and Criminal Justice Department hosted Dr. Kristin Tennyson as part of WCU’s visiting scholar program. Tennyson delivered her lecture entitled “BUILD THAT WALL? […]
WCU SGA Elections 2019: See who are the candidates for President and VP
March 25, 2019 by
Co-written by Natalie Ballard With Student Government Association Elections quickly approaching, it is important to know who is running, what they stand for and how they plan to help serve you, the students, best at Western Carolina University. We contacted the candidates via email and social media asking three questions about the issues they feel […]
A Swedish-Cherokee artist truly Defining America
March 21, 2019 by
Co-written with Allyson Wainright The WCU Fine Art Museum purchased an America Meredith painting in 2017 and loved it so much, they invited her back to have her own solo exhibition, Outspoken, which is running from January 15 to May 3 2019. America Meredith is Swedish-Cherokee painter, printmaker and educator living in Santa Fe, New […]
