by Allison Richmond | Jun 2, 2020 | Speaker Preview
Channeling her first-hand experience living and starting businesses in Africa, Europe and America, Magatte begins with the simple yet profound question: why are some countries rich, and others poor? Her unique approach to this age-old question connects the importance...
by Allison Richmond | Feb 14, 2020
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...
by CSFE Staff | Jan 15, 2020 | News, The Director's Blog
The Free Enterprise Speaker Series welcomed Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut and the youngest person to walk on the moon, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. “I was invited to speak to the students and...
by Edward Lopez | Oct 18, 2018 | The Director's Blog
In the next installment of WCU’s Free Enterprise Speaker Series, philosopher Loren Lomasky, a self-described Churchillian democrat, will dissect how political mis-information and a polarized populace can adversely affect election outcomes, and what to do about...
by Edward Lopez | Sep 10, 2018 | The Director's Blog
I have been organizing the Free Enterprise Speaker Series (FESS) since I arrived here at WCU in 2012. I inherited it from my good friend Steve Miller, who was on faculty here with me for three years and is the reason I moved here from San Jose State. Over the years...
