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In case you missed the last news from the CFC, find the most recent posts below. To catch up with all communications, vists the CFC News page or check out the CFC Newsletter Archive.
Dr. Katie Searles to Speak at WCU
The Haire Institute for Public Policy is pleased to sponsor a guest speaker on April 6, 2026. Dr. Katie Searles, Olin Johnson Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina, will facilitate events throughout the day, including a session...
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good: A Call for an Early Start in Undergraduate Research
By CFC Faculty Fellow Chad Hallyburton, Environmental Health Sciences I absolutely hated high school. As an undergraduate student, I spent some semesters just “phoning it in.” But when I arrived at WCU as a graduate student, the creativity and independence of...
We Recommend – Capture your Students’ Attention with Lessons Learned from JMU’s Faculty Lounge Podcast
April 2026 Recommended by April Tallant, CFC Director I am a big fan of podcasts. Most of the podcasts I listen to are for leisure, providing me with an escape from everyday reality. In my experience, podcasts about academia have been hit or miss – until...
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