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MFA for Writers Winter Residency Public Events

MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College Public Schedule – January 2019   With a schedule that includes national bestsellers and several Guggenheim fellows, the nationally-renowned Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers will hold a series of public readings and lectures from January 3 – 12,… Read More

Jan 03, 2019 — Jan 12, 2019

Myron Boon Hall - New Academic Building

Grand Opening of Myron Boon Hall: A New Academic Building

Asheville, NC – October 2, 2018 – The Grand Opening this past Saturday of the two-story, 15,000-square-foot Myron Boon Hall, home to the Social Sciences Division and the MFA Program for Writers, marks the culmination of a $6-million academic building project for Warren Wilson College. In the atrium above the… Read More

October 4, 2018

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Power of Place Lecture Series 2018-19

Power of Place For 125 years, we’ve educated generations to lead lives of utility, meaning, service, and beauty – lives that matter. The Power of Place is a series of events celebrating Warren Wilson College’s history with a focus on what it means to be located physically,… Read More

Apr 07, 2019

An aerial view of Myron Boon Hall with the backdrop of the swannanoa valley.

Free Tuition for North Carolina Students Brings Largest Freshman Class

College enrollment numbers have dwindled nationally since 2011, but one small college in North Carolina’s mountains has found a way to reverse that trend in a big way. Warren Wilson College’s new North Carolina Free Tuition Plan guarantees a tuition-free college education to every eligible incoming North Carolina undergraduate student. Read More

September 19, 2018

2019 Fiske Badge

Warren Wilson College One of Top 20 “Best Buy” Colleges Nationally

Warren Wilson College was named one of the top 20 “Best Buy” colleges nationally in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2019. Warren Wilson was one of only 10 private colleges to make the list. “Under the school’s new North Carolina Free Tuition plan, all North Carolina residents who qualify for… Read More

July 26, 2018

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WWC Students Create Garden to Research Climate Change Theories

Recent national news about climate change involves terms like “bomb tornado” and images of palm trees covered in snow. But a group of Warren Wilson College students and their professors believe the most interesting climate change conversations are less about weather and more about plants. “We theorize that as the… Read More

July 26, 2018