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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Releasing a book is a milestone for all authors. But Warren Wilson College’s Phil Jamison hoped 14 years of work would ensure his book went beyond personal fulfillment. The Smithsonian Institution is helping him realize those expectations. The professor is slated to speak about his work at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in […]
The Asheville Citizen-Times interviews students at Service Day 2017. As a national liberal arts institution, Warren Wilson College attracts students from many different places. Representing countries like China and Northern Ireland and 38 states, the arriving students this fall bring a variety of experiences and insights to the campus. For nearly three decades, an annual tradition has […]
Just a few months ago, Grace Sereno graduated from T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville. While the location may make it seem like Sereno is a local, the truth is she has only lived in the area since beginning her senior year. Despite the relatively short time in the southern Appalachians, she knew Western North […]
It is officially that time of the year again. Recent high school graduates are making their way to colleges and universities across the country. Three months ago, 142 seniors received degrees from Warren Wilson College. This week, 175 new students begin their academic careers in the same place. First-year students arrive Wednesday. “It’s my pleasure to […]
What if someone suggested there was an animal that looks like a bear living in soil all over the world? And, by the way, it can bring itself back to life. It may sound like science-fiction, but a Warren Wilson College professor is one of the foremost authorities on this very real microscopic creature – […]
Undergraduates get more out of their first-week orientation at Warren Wilson College than just a primer on campus operations. For the last 26 years, first-year and transfer students have been spending a day working with organizations across Buncombe County. The day serves as an introduction to the College’s community engagement curriculum. On Thursday, roughly 200 students and […]
