by Mykala Anderson | May 8, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Betty Farmer, professor of communication, will be professor emeritus starting July 1, after 33 years at Western Carolina University. Throughout her career, Farmer has developed and taught 27 different courses and founded the PRSSA chapter at Western. She served as...
by Laura Overby | May 7, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Vincent Russell, assistant professor of communication, was presented the Excellence in Community Engagement Award at the Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards and Recognitions at Western Carolina University on April 28, 2026. “I am incredibly honored to receive the...
by Mykala Anderson | Apr 29, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Donald Connelly, broadcast communication professor, received the Broadcast Education Association’s Best of Competition Award, the week of April 18, in Las Vegas, Nev. The BEA national convention is held every April in Las Vegas, bringing together thousands of...
by Laura Overby | Feb 28, 2026 | Faculty Focus
Communication professors Matt Binford, Candy Noltensmeyer and Katerina Spasovska have begun the next phase of their research project which will explore how people across the country understand the news and determine credibility, and how Artificial Intelligence changes...
by Mykala Anderson | Nov 30, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Saturday, Nov. 8, the Department of Communication celebrated 30 years of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Western Carolina University. This celebration honored Betty Farmer, professor of communication, for her time at Western and her...
by Laura Overby | Oct 31, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Professor Vincent Russell put war on trial during the People vs. War event at the Appalachian Women’s Museum on Oct. 7. The event was organized and promoted by communication professor Vincent Russell, chair of the Diane Withrow Coyle Peace and Justice Fund. The Coyle...