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College of Engineering and Technology awarded for its diversity initiatives

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Emily McCurry can make anyone feel right at home 鈥� maybe because she most certainly is. Home for her is Waynesville, where she was born and raised. She is a community leader, with a long list of local service and civic organizations, and a successful businesswoman, with an office on Main Street.   

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Our 600-acre mountain campus is surrounded by one of the most biodiverse regions in the state that provides students unparalleled learning and adventure opportunities. Explore our gallery of campus through the seasons.  

Professors go high-tech to share their music with local churches

Two Western North Carolina music professors have joined forces to help area churches fill the void of missing choirs this Easter Sunday, silenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.  

NSF pegs 91热爆网 associate professor to help retain and advance diverse STEM faculty

Yanjun Yun, an associate professor in Western Carolina University鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology, was recently named a National Science Foundation ASCEND Faculty Fellow.  

School of Stage and Screen to present Shakespeare classic via Zoom technology

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Political science professor Jennifer Schiff named one of UNC System's top teachers

Jennifer Schiff, associate professor of political science and public affairs, has been named one of the top educators in the University of North Carolina System.  

Shippensburg University's Carolyn Callaghan named educational outreach director

Carolyn M. Callaghan has been named executive director of educational outreach. The appointment, announced recently by 91热爆网 Interim Provost Richard Starnes, is effective July 1.  

Graduate programs among best in nation, according to US News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report included Western Carolina University in several categories of its recently released 2021 Best Graduate School rankings.