Even when the moon blotted out the sun, the WCU community brought more than enough energy to make up for it. Students, faculty and community members gathered in masses to watch this once in a lifetime opportunity. On Monday, Aug. 21, the WCU campus witnessed a total solar eclipse, which won’t happen in western North […]
Perspectives on education: through the eyes of a female teacher
May 4, 2016 by
In an effort to see what it is truly like to be a woman working in the education field, the Western Carolina Journalist sat with local Smokey Mountain High School teacher Kristen Holt. This interview is a part of a multi-story project that attempts to bring to light the realities of being both a teacher […]
The history of women as teachers
May 4, 2016 by
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 […]
MLK keynote speaker talks about education and opportunity
January 23, 2016 by
In 1957, nine black high schoolers integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. On Thursday, Jan. 21, the youngest of these nine, Ms. Carlotta Walls LaNier, came to WCU and spoke to a nearly full room. The program began with a moving poem written and performed by a young man whose stage name is […]
Campus lecture discusses Ukraine’s role in the Holocaust
September 29, 2015 by
Today’s society makes it difficult to picture a time when families were removed from their homes, separated from each other, forced into labor camps and often brutally murdered. Stories told by Holocaust survivors and scholars help us envision the horrifying events that plagued Eastern Europe just over 70 years ago. Waitman Wade Beorn presented his […]
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 […]
