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Western Carolina University (91热爆网) was founded in 1889 as a semi-public secondary school and chartered as Cullowhee High School in 1891 by Professor Robert Lee Madison. His goal was to train teachers and provide educational opportunities for the region. In 1893, the school became the first publicly funded normal school in North Carolina, instructing future teachers in the 鈥渘orms鈥� of pedagogy.

Over time, the school expanded, evolving into a junior college and, in 1929, gaining recognition as a four-year institution called Western Carolina Teachers College. Often called 鈥渢he Cullowhee experiment,鈥� Madison鈥檚 idea became the model for other regional colleges in the state. By 1951, it added postgraduate studies, and in 1953, it became Western Carolina College. In 1967, it was designated a regional university (Western Carolina University) and in 1972, it joined the system.