{"id":24674,"date":"2026-04-02T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=24674"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:49:50","slug":"dr-katie-searles-to-speak-at-wcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/dr-katie-searles-to-speak-at-wcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Katie Searles to Speak at WCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Haire Institute for Public Policy\u00a0is pleased to sponsor a guest speaker on April 6, 2026.\u00a0Dr. Katie Searles, Olin Johnson Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina,\u00a0will\u00a0facilitate\u00a0events 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