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...
by | May 1, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Dr. Betty Farmer, professor of communication and public relations, has been providing leadership communication training for North Carolina Department of Public Health leaders and staff since September 2022. She collaborates with the NCPH workforce development...
by | Mar 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News
Dr. Mindy Weathers of the communication department will receive tenure this spring at Western Carolina University. Weathers has been a professor at WCU for two years and was a tenured Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dedication...
by Mykala Anderson | Mar 31, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Professors Candary Noltensmeyer, Katerina Spasovska and Matt Binford presented at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on February 25 at Georgia Southern University. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or SoTL, is an interdisciplinary conference where...