NSURS Presentation

Advantage Program creates pathway to graduate school

What do graduates want to do after earning a bachelor’s degree? Nearly 65 percent of incoming Warren Wilson College students say they want to attend graduate school. In response, Warren Wilson College is forming partnerships with top colleges and universities to increase access to a variety of graduate programs. “If a student wants to go […]

November 1, 2017

Lynn Morton and Lara Nguyen in front of mural

Warren Wilson College, Owen Middle dedicate mural

Black Mountain, NC – Oct. 27, 2017 – Warren Wilson College painting professor Lara Nguyen is accustomed to creating murals. Her art adorns walls across campus and covers the entire outside of a building in downtown Asheville. But her most recent project is unique, even for her. This time, she worked alongside more than 600 […]

October 28, 2017

Red Barn

Warren Wilson College announces two free tuition programs for new students

Asheville, NC – Oct. 30, 2017 – When Lynn Morton delivered her first speech as president of Warren Wilson College, she made a prediction: “We will support our community as it supports us.” Her vision is now a reality with the launch of two historic initiatives designed to give undergraduate students the chance to attend […]

October 27, 2017

Opioid Epidemic poster

Warren Wilson College hosts opioid epidemic discussion Oct. 25

Asheville, NC – Oct. 17, 2017 – It is a staggering statistic – opioid overdosing causes 91 deaths per day in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The epidemic has led the Food and Drug Administration, the state of North Carolina and local officials to create plans to combat the problem. […]

October 19, 2017

2017 alumni awards group

Warren Wilson College recognizes outstanding alumni at Homecoming

Asheville, NC – Oct. 17, 2017 – To earn a degree and use the student experience as a foundation to create a meaningful life is Warren Wilson College’s objective for its graduates. As most alumni learn during their undergraduate years, going above and beyond is the College’s true expectation. That’s why it’s no surprise the […]

October 18, 2017

2017 Athletics Hall of Fame

Blue Ridge Parkway bike ride leads counselor to Warren Wilson Hall of Fame

Asheville, NC – Oct. 16, 2017 – Art Shuster was an elite road cyclist and a U.S. Army veteran when he arrived at Warren Wilson College in 1982. He found the school by accident after bicycling the entire Blue Ridge Parkway. With his friend and fellow alumnus David Wilcox by his side, he came to […]

October 18, 2017

Alma Shippy on campus in 2002

College honors first African-American student at Homecoming

Asheville, NC – Oct. 10, 2017 – In the shadow of Laura Sunderland Residence Hall Saturday, members of the Warren Wilson College community gathered to memorialize one of their own. Alma Joseph Lee Shippy was 17-years-old when he crossed a historic threshold as one of the first African-Americans to enroll at a previously all-white college or university in the […]

October 11, 2017

Alumni Gathering

Homecoming starts Friday

The chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, an Asheville city councilman, an award-winning novelist and prominent business owners from across the region recently met at an event near Biltmore Village. While the topics ranged from politics to the state of traffic in Asheville, the group met for a more specific and distinct reason […]

October 3, 2017

Valley Aerial

Princeton Review names WWC to 2017 “Top 50 Green Colleges” list

Asheville, NC – Sept. 21, 2017 – The Princeton Review ranks Warren Wilson College as the greenest college in North Carolina. The college admission services company released its “Guide to 375 Green Colleges: 2017 Edition” Wednesday. At No. 48, Warren Wilson outranks the only other top 50 North Carolina institution, UNC Chapel Hill, by one […]

September 22, 2017