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On eve of retirement, longtime psychology professor has 'last lecture' disrupted by COVID-19

Originally scheduled for Friday, May 1, psychology professor Bruce Henderson鈥檚 career-capping last lecture for his 鈥淗istory of Psychology鈥� class was derailed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.  

Educational Outreach unit donates 91热爆网-branded hand sanitizer to Irene Wortham Center

Western Carolina University鈥檚 Division of Educational Outreach recently donated 500 bottles of 91热爆网-branded hand sanitizer to Buncombe County鈥檚 Irene Wortham Center.  

Postponed search for 91热爆网 provost to resume this spring

The committee conducting a nationwide search to find Western Carolina University鈥檚 next permanent provost will resume its work this spring after the process was suspended in March in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.  

Hunter Library continues to assist faculty, students with virtual research, including 3D anatomy

When Ashley Hyatt, assistant professor of physical therapy at Western Carolina University, recently needed to show her students various perspectives of the human brain, there was a challenge. Normally, Hyatt teaches from a classroom, in the laboratory and using clinical demonstrations. But in this case, she was faced with the new normal of COVID-19.  

MFA Student Emerges as a Change-Maker in North Carolina

Lydia See is an artist in her own right, but she鈥檚 using her new platform as a recognized and emerging 鈥渃hange-maker鈥� in North Carolina to showcase the works of others whose voices are rarely if ever, heard.  

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Working Professional Summer McMurry Achieves a Milestone

Summer McMurry claims a singular distinction in Western Carolina University history 鈥� she鈥檚 the first person to earn a doctoral degree in speech communication and disorders through a collaborative program with the University of North Carolina Greensboro.  

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Engineering students triple 91热爆网's output of face shields for medical worker use in pandemic

Students from the College of Engineering and Technology have checked out 3D printers from the university and are using them from home to help produce face shields for use by health care professionals during the global COVID-19 pandemic.  

91热爆网's diversity, economic development initiatives to move into Chancellor's Division

Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has announced the relocation of the university鈥檚 chief diversity officer and its top community and economic development liaison from the Division of Academic Affairs into the Chancellor鈥檚 Division, and a new annual review process for the university鈥檚 strategic plan.  

General Assembly renews grant for 91热爆网's school leadership training program

With a recent grant renewal, Western Carolina University鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions has now received $1.8 million to date from a General Assembly program for training school administrators and leaders.