New Chair, Seven New Members Join the Board of Trustees
Warren Wilson College recently welcomed new chair Lach Zemp and seven new members to its Board of Trustees.
August 25, 2020
An Address In Lieu of Convocation
Normally we hold in-person convocation on the first day of school. The ceremony is an annual tradition that gathers together students, faculty, staff, and administrators to formally begin a new academic year. As we are unable to gather in person today, we offer this address of welcome to our students from Dr. Jeff Keith, Prof. […]
August 17, 2020
STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements
Warren Wilson College has earned a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). With more than 900 participants in 40 countries, AASHE’s STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) program is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university’s sustainability performance.
August 13, 2020
Professors' Research Uncovers Untold Story of Racial Violence
Beneath the popular folk song, “Swannanoa Tunnel,” and beneath the railroad tracks that run through Western North Carolina, is a story of blood, greed, and obfuscation. This story was told by two Warren Wilson College professors who spent the last eight years researching it.
August 6, 2020
Warren Wilson College Named “Best Buy” School
“Best Buy” schools are colleges and universities that, in the judgment of the editors, offer “outstanding educational value as determined by academic quality in relation to the net cost of attendance.
July 20, 2020
“Crafted Roots” Exhibition to Open at Center for Craft
An upcoming exhibition at the Center for Craft, curated by a student in the MA in Critical Craft Studies program, will examine the foundational moments in the late 1800s and early 1900s that laid the groundwork for the thriving craft scene found in the Asheville region today.
July 15, 2020
Professor awarded prestigious Fulbright to teach in Ghana
Rima Vesely-Flad, who serves as the director of the Peace and Justice Studies Department and as an associate professor of philosophy and Africana studies at Warren Wilson, received a Fulbright award to teach four liberal arts courses at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
July 9, 2020
MFA graduate awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarship to China
The Fulbright scholarship will enable Daniel Tam-Claiborne '20 to pursue ethnographic research and write a novel that addresses questions about culture, identity and belonging against the backdrop of contemporary U.S.-China relations.
July 9, 2020
Dr. Daleah Goodwin to Serve as Director of DEI Initiatives
This position is a foundational step towards creating permanent and effective structures to support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
July 1, 2020
New Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jay Roberts will serve as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs.
June 4, 2020