Our Programs
Since 2023, WAC-WNC has offered an engaging spring lecture/discussion course with OLLI Asheville. The Great Decisions course is based on the Foreign Policy Association’s annual Great Decisions program and is designed to encourage citizens to participate in the foreign policy process.
Great Decisions topics for 2027 will include: U.S. Foreign Policy and Multilateralism; American Options in the Middle East; Future of Germany in Europe and the Atlantic World; U.S.-China--Case for Engagement; Brazil and the Global South--Confronting a New America; AI and American Choices; Energy Security--Challenges for American Foreign Policy; and Organized Crime in the Americas.
For more information on each of these topics: https://fpa.org/great-decisions-2027-topic-announcement
For more information about the Foreign Policy Association: https://fpa.org/about/
Plans for a spring 2027 Great Decisions course with OLLI at UNC Asheville will be announced this fall.
Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions 2027
In 2025 and 2026, WAC-WNC recruited two local university students, Paige Edwards of Brevard College and Zachary Moss of UNC Asheville, to participate in the World Affairs Councils of America’s prestigious annual Student Scholars Program. Student Scholars attend the World Affairs Councils of America annual conference in November in Washington DC and participate in a special program to learn about the missions of foreign embassies, multilateral institutions, think tanks, etc. https://worldaffairscouncils.org/student-scholars-program/
In August, we will launch our recruitment for this year's Student Scholars Program through all colleges and universities located in Western North Carolina.
