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English lit scholar endows fund to support online archive of Carlyle letters at WCU
September 30A faculty member in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of English Studies who has spent his career studying the works of literary notables Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle has created an endowed fund to ensure that an online collection of their letters and other materials will be preserved at his home campus in perpetuity.
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What if independence doesn't mean needing less support?
September 23What if independence isn’t about needing less support—but having more dependable ways to get it when you need it? That question is at the heart of a new research project at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ exploring whether individuals can come together to create ways of giving and receiving support within their communities.
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That’s what I’m Tolkien about
September 21Instead of a traditional semester of teaching, John Whitmire, professor of philosophy at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, spent his spring 2026 semester researching the notion of “a hope that holds fast even in the face of the hopeless,â€� through the acclaimed works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsenior Gracie Threadgill helps NASA in effort to find life on Jupiter moon
September 8Gracie Threadgill doesn’t have to travel far to complete her coursework at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. She grew up just down Highway 74 in Whittier, amongst the mountains that are adorned with life from her home to campus.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsenior Carly Douthit educates others in aquarium internship
June 23Just a few months ago, Carly Douthit was submitting applications in a frenzy, looking for any summer internship that involved animals.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµfaculty accepted into national Deliberative Citizenship Network
June 23Following a national search and competitive review process, three Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty members have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Deliberative Citizenship Network.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsenior Avery Luft rediscovers her home in creative writing
May 6A stack of journals sits in Avery Luft’s bedroom back home. They each provide an escape into a world the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior created.
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4 pieces of advice from WCU’s lit fest authors
April 17For those lovers of language on our campus and beyond, we’ve gathered a few pieces of advice from some of the authors who visited the Spring Literary Festival.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµbiology 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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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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Young alumni: Asha Evans tells stories of student-athletes at NCAA
March 24Wherever Asha Evans’ career has taken her, her love for words has followed. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna has told stories of student-athletes at small private colleges to Division I powerhouses — and now she’s sharing them at a national level.