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ĢƵwelcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class
September 3More Catamounts are prowling classrooms in person and online than ever before. ĢƵ’s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released its Fall 2026 enrollment statistics, as ĢƵwelcomed its largest freshman class and biggest student population in university history.
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ĢƵfall 2026 enrollment could reach historic high
July 30Leaders at ĢƵ certainly knew that interest from prospective students was on the rise, but this fall’s enrollment is shaping up to be historic.
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ĢƵfaculty accepted into national Deliberative Citizenship Network
June 23Following a national search and competitive review process, three ĢƵ faculty members have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Deliberative Citizenship Network.
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ĢƵprofessor publishes new Darwin annotations
May 13A new book from executive director of ĢƵ’s Highlands Biological Station and professor of biology James Costa sheds new light on a classic work of evolutionary theory from famed naturalist Charles Darwin. “The Descent of Man: An Annotated Edition of Darwin’s Classic Work” was published this April by Princeton University Press, coauthored by Costa and University of Iowa history professor Elizabeth E. Yale.
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ĢƵto honor Joyce Dugan for decades of service to education, EBCI, WNC
April 23ĢƵ will award an honorary Doctor of Education to Joyce Conseen Dugan in recognition of her leadership, lifelong commitment to education and contributions to the Cherokee people and Western North Carolina.
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ĢƵalumna Shalana Yates named director of Cherokee Center
April 6ĢƵ has appointed Shalana Yates as director of the Cherokee Center, bringing to the role a strong background in nonprofit operations, tribal government, and leadership.
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ĢƵbiology student tracks down fungus with a taste for nematodes
March 31Ammon Hottensmith has always been interested in critters. Growing up on a small farm in Ohio, the ĢƵ junior has always been surrounded by them. Everyone is, whether you’re in the hills of the Midwest or the mountains of Appalachia.
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ĢƵprofessor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award
March 10This February, Brian Byrd, ĢƵ’s professor of environmental health sciences and resident “skeeter man,” was awarded the 2026 University of North Carolina System Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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OSR, OAR each earn $1.4 million TRIO Student Support Services grants
October 15ĢƵ is home to students from many different backgrounds, boasting a high percentage of first-generation students and a number of learners with disabilities. Thanks to a pair of federal TRIO Student Support Services grants, ĢƵis now better set up to support them.
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WCU's ECHT project receives $450K grant from NEH
August 19Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.