“Remembering A Different King.” This was the title of the presentation that Melissa V. Harris-Perry delivered in front of a packed UC Grand Room on Wednesday night. As the keynote speaker for the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, a week filled with events in honor of King’s legacy, Harris-Perry conveyed a message that not […]
Let the celebration begin!
January 23, 2014 by
The Cullowhee community huddled into the University Center Grand Room Thursday afternoon to get the party started in style. Festivities began on the catwalk as university students, alumni, faculty, and staff modeled clothing designs ranging from the late 1800’s to now. A brand new line of clothing closed out the show, with a variety of […]
Melissa V. Harris-Perry to speak Wednesday night as part of Western’s annual MLK Jr. Commemoration
January 22, 2014 by
Melissa V. Harris-Perry, host of the “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on MSNBC, will be the keynote speaker Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the UC Grand Room. The event is a part of Western Carolina University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, and is free and open to the public. Along with her TV show, […]
WCU ready to celebrate 125 years
January 20, 2014 by
It was August 5, 1889 that Western Carolina University began to take shape. 18 aspiring teachers filed in for the first day of class at what was then a primary school called Cullowhee Academy. At the time, Cullowhee Academy was nothing more than an unpainted schoolhouse with two rooms. The only instructor, Robert Lee Madison […]
Fine Arts Museum starts the season with new exhibit
January 15, 2014 by
The Fine Arts Museum will reopen its doors on Thursday, Jan. 16, to welcome an exhibit by Edward J. Bisese. The event will begin with an Artist Talk at 5 p.m., followed by a reception in the atrium at 6 p.m. This will launch a three month long showcase of Bisese’s art which will end […]
Levern Hamlin Allen: Western Carolina University trailblazer
January 2, 2014 by
The year was 1957 – the landmark Board vs. Brown was just passed making racial segregation in public places like schools, universities, restaurants, restrooms and transportation illegal. That summer a 23-year-old African-American woman, Levern Allen, attended Western Carolina University, making her the first black to not only attend WCU, but any North Carolina state college. Her […]
