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Vice President Mike Pence speaking at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr.com CC BY-SA 2.0).

OPINION: Has the Chancellor made a M.E.G.A. mistake?

Jayden Christina, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

Emotional turmoil spread among UNCW’s campus after learning Chancellor Aswani Volety has invited former Vice President Mike Pence to give the keynote address at this semester’s “Dare to Learn”...

Chancellor Volety answering  questions on his Dare to Learn Lecture Series (Charlotte Thorne/The Seahawk).

Chancellor Volety talks free speech, student concerns over Pence invitation

Emily Reier, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2025

When former Vice President Mike Pence steps onto the UNCW campus this October, his appearance is expected to do more than just fill seats. As part of the Chancellor’s “Dare to Learn” lecture...

Astronaut walking on the moon (Photo by History in HD/Unsplash).

The Chancellor’s Dare to Learn Lecture: A lesson on failing from astronaut Scott Kelly

Ash Karpf, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

  On Oct. 22 UNCW Chancellor, Aswani Volety, presented the “Dare to Learn Lecture” where NASA astronaut Scott Kelly detailed his life, achievements and failures. In 2015, Kelly became the first...

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