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  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor emeritus Betty Farmer poses for a photo wearing a dark purple blazer

    Farmer to deliver “The Last Lectureâ€� at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

    November 3

    Betty Farmer, professor emeritus of communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, will present “What Matters Most: Lessons on Leadership and Emotional Intelligence.â€�

  • Jake Trout works on the wheels of a car.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ engineering freshman finds passion under the hood

    Cam Adams
    November 2

    Jake Trout has always been fascinated with the way things work.

  • Katerina Spasovska teaches in a classroom of students

    Solutions Journalism Network grant funds Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ project

    Matt Salerno
    November 2

    The motto “If it bleeds it leads� has dominated news coverage since the dawn of time.

  • Participating in the recognition of the Catamount 10 are, from left, award recipients Harrison Conner, Alejandra Gonzalez-Cespedes, Chris Childers, Kayla Brown and Jonathan M. Parisi; Chancellor Kelli R. Brown; recipients Dawson Spencer, Jordan Jacobs and Madelynn Duffield; Stacey Miller, senior director of annual giving and alumni engagement; and recipient Nicolas Goldy.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Honors Alumni

    Bill Studenc
    October 30

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ celebrated four distinguished members of its community and recognized accomplished young alumni who graduated within the past decade.

  • Maya Kelnhofer holds up a newspaper after the Brewers' first World Series title.

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna helps create memories in Brewers’ World Series run

    Cam Adams
    October 30

    Maya Kelnhofer’s job has led her down the most interesting avenues.

  • Sloan Despeaux and Nathan Borchelt

    Two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ math professors lead national workshop

    Shane Ryden
    October 29

    This 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.

  • Steve White smiling and posing for a photo in a hallway

    The Heartbeat of Catamount Athletics

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    Steve White Reflects on Decades-Long Career at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

  • Heather Payne sitting at a desk in her classroom

    Last Link in a Teaching Legacy

    Cam Adams
    October 29

    Heather Payne ’98 looks back at her 27-year-long career in education quite fondly. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumna spent every single one of them in Clay County, and taught thousands of students before retiring this past school year.

  • cleaning bones

    The Forest Remembers

    Shane Ryden
    October 29

    On a cold morning in December 2025, six forensic anthropology students from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ entered the woods of Ellerbe Creek with five of their professors and a group of Durham Police Department officials.

  • Peter and I play

    Flexibility, Trust & Pixie Dust

    Shane Ryden
    October 29

    Audiences in Cullowhee found themselves transported to Oxford University and Neverland this April while attending the debut production of “Peter + I."

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