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Farmer to deliver “The Last Lectureâ€� at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
November 3Betty Farmer, professor emeritus of communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, will present “What Matters Most: Lessons on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence.â€�
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Two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ math professors lead national workshop
October 29This September, two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professors were invited by the American Institute of Mathematics to share how they’ve grown and sustained a statewide professional network with fellow mathematics educators.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ welcomes record enrollment, largest-ever freshman class
September 3More Catamounts are prowling classrooms in person and online than ever before. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness released its Fall 2026 enrollment statistics, as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ welcomed its largest freshman class and biggest student population in university history.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ fall 2026 enrollment could reach historic high
July 30Leaders at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty 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¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor publishes new Darwin annotations
May 13A new book from executive director of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™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 Workâ€� was published this April by Princeton University Press, coauthored by Costa and University of Iowa history professor Elizabeth E. Yale.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to honor Joyce Dugan for decades of service to education, EBCI, WNC
April 23Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna Shalana Yates named director of Cherokee Center
April 6Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ biology 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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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor Brian Byrd receives 2026 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award
March 10This February, Brian Byrd, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s professor of environmental health sciences and resident “skeeter man,â€� was awarded the 2026 University of North Carolina System Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.