Some UNCA students say that recent “restructuring” of the university staff has led to the termination of a counselor who’s relied on and trusted. Maggie Weshner, a 28-year employee at the Asheville campus, recently received a two-week notice after administrators decided to eliminate her job — director of the UNCA counseling center.
Both student leaders and senior faculty members have criticized the move, and Weshner says the quick termination leaves her with insufficient time to tend to students she’s been counseling all year. And now dozens of students, at least, seemed primed for walk-outs and other protests in a campaign to save Weshner’s job. The UNCA student newspaper, The Blue Banner, tells the story here. Stay tuned to mountainx.com for updates.
— Jon Elliston, news editor
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