On April 3, 2019, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University will host Dr. Steve Ha from Western Carolina University and Dr. Samuel Myers from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as part of the Free Enterprise Speaker Series. “Race Inequality: A discussion with Samuel Myers and Steve Ha on Race Neutrality” […]
Join us as we welcome Phil Drake to the University Distinguished Speaker Series on April 24, 2019. Phil entered the accounting arena and began developing Tax Software in 1977. His company now has over 900 people employed either full-time or part-time in Macon, Clay and Haywood counties of NC, in Nashville TN, in Pennsylvania, and […]
Charles Duke official NASA portrait, September 21, 1971 The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, is excited to host An out-of-this-world chat with Charlie Duke, Apollo Astronaut, Moonwalker & Community Leader. Charlies Moss “Charlie” Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for […]
WCU’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise (CSFE) is teaming up with Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF) to organize an awareness campaign for September, 2019, capped off by a town hall event on October 3 on WCU’s main campus in Cullowhee, NC. located on the 3rd floor of the University Center. Town Hall Event Agenda: 8:15 […]
Celeste Headlee, Author of We Need to Talk. Author talk with facilitator, WCU economics professor Edward Lopez. Book signing & reception to follow talk. Please visit us online to learn more about the 2019-20 One Book.
Dr. Thomas E. Joiner, Jr. is an American clinical and research psychologist at Florida State University and is one of the most prominent suicide experts in the world. His work is both theoretical and practical, in that the “Joiner framework” for suicide risk assessment is the most robust, evidence-based, and widespread system now in use. […]
Global Spotlight Presents: Nationalism Presenting faculty include: Dr. Edward Lopez Dr. David Dorondo Dr. Ingrid Bego Dr. Saheed Aderinto
General/public talk: Thursday evening talk Feb 6., 6:00-7:30 in Blue Ridge Conference room at WCU. Science and Pseudoscience in Everyday Life: A Field Guide for Evaluating Extraordinary Claims Description: The everyday world is a bewildering mixture of claims, some of them well-supported but many others - such as conspiracy theories and misinformation - poorly substantiated. In […]
Scaled-Up Seminar gathers economics researchers within driving distance of WCU to economize on scheduling demands and accomplish more than a series of individual research seminars could. The goal is to leverage the concentration of scholars in the region to: 1) provide mutual feedback on current research projects; 2) gain exposure to each other’s research agendas […]
Free Enterprise Speaker Series Economists Panel Discussion on the Future of Jobs and the Minimum Wage How are jobs changing in today's global economy? Will enough jobs be sustainably created for the next generations of workers? Do well-intentioned policies like minimum wages help or harm workers? Should laws be enacted preventing or slowing the pace […]