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  • Anna Dai

    New study on ‘4% rule’ suggests different approaches to retirement strategies

    Anna Dai
    December 12

    A study co-authored by a faculty member in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Business and colleagues at two other universities indicates that recent changes in economic market conditions may necessitate a closer look at a long-held retirement strategy.

  • Argentina spring break 2

    Academic Success Program students visit Argentina with support from Fund for WCU

    Bill Studenc
    November 21

    Seventeen Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents participated in an eight-day international learning experience for conditionally admitted students who successfully completed the Academic Success Program, thanks to support from the Fund for WCU.

  • Chris Faw

    Gifts of $100,000 from communication alumnus create 2 annual scholarship funds

    November 20

    A 1984 graduate of WCU’s communication program who is now senior vice president of operations for Charter Communications-Spectrum Reach has made $100k in gifts and pledges to create two new annual scholarships.

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    Vitoria Domingues | A Day in the Life

    Sam Wallace
    November 8

    Follow along with Vitoria as she shows us a day in her life as a first-generation international student at WCU!

  • Cherokee syllabary character

    From Whee to Wi

    Andrew Denson
    November 4

    The Cherokee syllabary character "wi" has become an increasingly common site on campus. Here's why.

  • Gary Curnutt

    Shifting Retirement Income Landscape in U.S.

    Gary Curnutt
    October 26

    Significant shifts in the retirement income environment across the nation intensified by the global COVID-19 pandemic are leading to increasing concerns among Americans about whether they will have sufficient funds to meet their needs during their golden years.

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    Cody Dalton | Pride of the Mountains

    Sam Wallace
    October 20

    Meet Cody Dalton, the man of many talents at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. As a political science major, he's got the academics covered, but he also takes the lead as the drum major for the Pride of the Mountains marching band. Dive into his world as a student at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

  • Chancellor Kelli Brown

    Notes from Chancellor Brown

    October 20

    This fall I celebrate my third anniversary at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµand I’m looking forward to the first normal campus year in Cullowhee since 2019.

  • Bobby Raines

    Coffee and Culture

    Brooklyn Brown MA ’22
    October 17

    In the heart of downtown Cherokee is a culturally-based coffee shop called Qualla Java. Qualla Java is named after the Qualla Boundary, the land trust of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

  • Engineering Magizine 2023

    Engineering WNC

    October 15

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