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Commitment deposit deadline for summer, fall first-year students extended to May 15

WCU is extending the deadline for families who face challenges associated with changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.   

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Grad student aims to improve community literacy

Ten years after she finished her undergraduate degree, Aimee Kling decided to go back to school, entering WCU's graduate program in English Studies and focusing her research on improving community literacy.   

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WCU to host inaugural Fulbright Week April 8-12

The Office of National and International Awards, in collaboration with the Office of Global Engagement, will host the inaugural Fulbright Week.  

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Global Black Studies program shines

The National Council for Black Studies, recognizes one academic program for outstanding achievement with the Sankore Institute Award. This year’s award recipient was WCU’s Global Black Studies program.   

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Faculty, students collaborate on Health Equity Data Consortium

Faculty and students represent WCU as part of 11 universities within the state tasked with engaging faculty and students to assess the impact the pandemic has had on NC residents.  

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Spring Literary Festival returns to Cullowhee with Pulitzer Prize winner, bestsellers

The 22nd Spring Literary Festival returns to Western Carolina University April 1-5, with 13 writers and authors scheduled to attend.   

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Pride of the Mountains Marching Band set for St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ireland

WCU’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will perform in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin March 17.   

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Music professor to pay homage to fallen WWI soldiers through 'Last Post' bugle tribute

School of Music professor and amateur history buff, Brad Ulrich, will pay homage to the fallen soldiers by performing the poignant bugle call, “The Last Post” at every Commonwealth cemetery within the Ypres Salient.  

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New tool shines light on firefly research

WCU assistant professor Luiz Lima da Silveira has spent decades learning about fireflies.   

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