Western Carolina University’s chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) discussed and criticized critical race theory, while many other WCU students protested in and outside of the UC Raleigh room on Sept. 20. From the total of 50 seats available in the room about half were taken up by protesters and 12 more were outside the […]
WCU student enrollment dips slightly
September 10, 2021 by
Story from WCU Press Office: Geoff Cantrell Western Carolina University has posted a total enrollment of 11,877 for the fall semester and the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. WCU’s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released the numbers on the 10th day of classes (Friday, Sept. 3) as a demographic “snapshot” for state and federal reporting. […]
Back to school or COVID-19?
August 26, 2021 by
Western Carolina University is preparing for an in-person fall semester. Events, concerts and more await students for the coming semester. “We are hopeful for the oncoming semester and ready to see students return,” said Sam Miller, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. The 2021 fall semester will be the third semester for WCU with COVID-19 restrictions. […]
WCU community reacts to verdict in the George Floyd murder
April 21, 2021 by
Former police office Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. The 12-person jury in Minneapolis found Chauvin, 45, guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial that started, March 29, almost a year after the murder has been one of the most closely watched […]
Latinx Speaks hosts speaker on Afro-Latina art
March 20, 2021 by
WCU community got a chance to see Miami culture and heritage from a perspective of Afro-Latina art during the talk from Dr. Allison Harris. Harris was hosted by Josefina Niggli speaker series. Harris has been an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the English department for a year now. Harris […]
HOMEBASE providing for students despite COVID-19 challenges
March 16, 2021 by
This story was first published in The Western Carolinian. One local organization is working to provide for all WCU students who may find themselves without food, clothes, or the necessary support needed to graduate. HOMEBASE, an outreach of Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, has been located in the small white building next to Cullowhee […]
