by Sean Eric Mulholland | Mar 2, 2021 | The Director's Blog
A year ago, many prospective 2020 high school graduates were finalizing their decisions on whether and where to attend college. The 2019-2020 application and acceptance process was much the same as it had been over the last twenty years. Most selective schools still...
by Allie Todd | Feb 18, 2021 | The Director's Blog
To continue with our highlights of our 2020-21 Faculty Affiliates, today we are putting Dr. Angela Dills in the spotlight. Angela is the Gimelstob-Landry Distinguished Professor of Regional Economic Development and Professor of Economics at WCU. Angela received a B.A....
by Edward Lopez | Feb 17, 2021 | News, The Director's Blog
EMT’s and paramedics have taken on profoundly new and different roles since the pandemic. Unlike singular and localized events, COVID-19 presented new challenges to Emergency Medical Services professionals. In response, these EMS professionals have upgraded...
by Edward Lopez | Feb 3, 2021 | The Director's Blog
We’re happy to release our new study on North Carolina’s prospects for Covid-19 economic recovery. A story in Monday’s Wall Street Journal outlines some of the ways in which Covid-19 economic recovery will be a long-term process. Globally, economic...
by Allie Todd | Jan 13, 2021 | The Director's Blog
Happy New Year from all of us at the CSFE community, we hope you had a happy and safe holiday season. Earlier in 2020, we began our spotlight series on our 2020-21 Faculty Affiliates, and today we would like to highlight Dr. Inhyuck “Steve” Ha. Steve is a Professor of...
by Edward Lopez | Dec 23, 2020 | The Director's Blog
This week, I had a short essay published under the title, “I, Vaccine: How to Appreciate the Beautifully Simple”. In the short piece, I recognize that vaccines are public goods in production and consumption, but mostly I draw attention to the role of...