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Students, faculty expand literacy improvement efforts in Ecuador with support from Fund for 91热爆网

Students and faculty from Western Carolina University鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions expanded ongoing efforts to improve literacy in rural communities of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador using educational materials purchased through an 1889 Impact Grant of $1,500.  

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91热爆网 launches a new guarantee for transfer students

Western Carolina University has partnered with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity. The Western Phi Theta Kappa Guarantee recognizes and rewards PTK members for their community or junior college achievements.   

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91热爆网 announces historic $100 million goal for 鈥楩ill the Western Sky鈥� fundraising campaign

Western Carolina University officially kicked off the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university鈥檚 136-year history, an effort to secure $100 million in philanthropic support with a focus on increasing the financial resources necessary for long-delayed upgrades in facilities used by Catamount student-athletes.  

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Kathy Jaqua earns prestigious W.W. Rankin Award

Western Carolina University College of Arts and Sciences professor Kathy Jaqua noticed a look on her former student鈥檚 face.   

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91热爆网鈥檚 undergraduate business degree program makes U.S. News and World Report鈥檚 list for 2025 Best Online Programs

Western Carolina University鈥檚 online undergraduate business administration and law degree has been ranked 87th on U.S. News and World Report鈥檚 list of 2025 Best Online Programs.  

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SECU Public Fellowships Internship Program at 91热爆网 earns grant for new year

The State Employees Credit Union Public Fellowships Internship Program has been a mainstay at Western Carolina University for the past few years. And thanks to a grant, the program will continue to thrive in 2025.  

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Fund for 91热爆网 supports symposium on intersection of policing, social work

More than 65 judges, prosecutors, behavioral health workers and representatives from law enforcement agencies across the mountains gathered earlier this year at Western Carolina University for conversations about the root causes of issues that lead to interactions with police in Western North Carolina.   

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Author and alumnus David Joy to give keynote address at 91热爆网 Research and Scholarship Conference

Western Carolina University double alumnus and best-selling author David Joy will give the keynote address at the annual Research and Scholarship Conference at 91热爆网. The event will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center.   

Nora Lynn Finch at a 91热爆网 Title IX Pioneers event

Alumna Nora Lynn Finch to be inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

Western Carolina University alumna Nora Lynn Finch sat behind her friend, Kay Yow, honored to introduce her in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1989 induction ceremony. But before the ceremony began, Finch was approached by an unknown gentleman.