Around 200 WCU students and faculty attended when they were discovering the history and culture of the Middle East through an unusual art form – mosaics. Distinguished art historian and archaeologist, Dr. Karen Britt, held a lecture for all interested students and faculty in Bardo Arts Center Tuesday evening. As part of a guest speaker […]
Piecing together art, history and culture of the Middle East
September 30, 2016 by Ashley Kairis
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NC Constitution as important as US Constitution?
October 6, 2014 by Michael Williams
“The North Carolina Constitution grants power, while the United States Constitution restricts power,” Justice Robert Orr of the NC Supreme Court explained that this fact is one of the most important things to learn from the Constitution Day Lecture. Orr gave a short overview of the NC Constitution. Robert Ferguson of the WCU Department of […]
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Gloria Steinem lectures at Western Carolina University
March 7, 2014 by Alina Voronenko
The story was updated with video footage on March 17, 2014 Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem took the stage receiving a blazing round of applause from a sold out crowd on Thursday, March 6, at Western Carolina’s Bardo Arts Center. As anticipated, Steinem talked about inequality in the workforce, gender and race wage-gape and issues […]
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