by Sean Mulholland | Sep 12, 2024 | Events, Speaker Preview, The Director's Blog
This fall the CSFE will continue to co-sponsor events that offer students the opportunity to listen, learn, and discuss potentially polarizing topics through two campus-wide debates. Because 2024 is an election year, we polled students about eight possible resolutions...
by Sean Mulholland | May 12, 2024 | News, The Director's Blog
Exciting day for our first Economic Analysis degree graduates from Western Carolina University! Congratulations to Megann Holst, Caitlin Mushinski, Summer Thurlow (not pictured), and Libby Weitkamp! After six plus years of work, students can now come to WCU and earn...
by Sean Mulholland | Apr 25, 2024 | Events, Previous Events, The Director's Blog
Learning how to fully listen to others and respectively debate ideas is crucial to growth and learning. On April 22nd, Braver Angels and The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University, with support from the Barnes Family Foundation,...
by Sean Mulholland | Mar 6, 2024 | Research, The Director's Blog
The goal of mentoring students is to guide them and help them succeed in their pursuits. Therefore, it is always fun to catch up with former students who continue to excel and learn from them! I was delighted to catch up with Siobhan McAlister and see her present her...
by Sean Mulholland | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Previous Events, Research, The Director's Blog
On December 2nd, the Liberty over Lunch student hosted Lightcast Economists and Research Manager, Rachel Sederberg. Sederberg and her team collect labor market data in real time by collecting job postings and candidate availability post in online job search websites....
