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… Read More
August 21, 2017
What comes to mind when the word “plowing” is uttered in reference to a garden or a field? Is it a tractor or a motorized tiller? Those more modern farming tools are found at Warren Wilson College, but they are not the go-to for the school’s undergraduates on the garden… Read More
August 17, 2017
MFA alumna Natalie Baszile’s book is now a popular OWN television series Read More
August 7, 2017
How does someone choose the right college? Answering that question is not necessarily easy. High schoolers are often bombarded with biased information, which creates the need for unbiased sources. Since 1992, The Princeton Review has attempted to help students and families wade through the sea of admission materials to… Read More
August 1, 2017
Alumna Laura Boosinger performs with Luke Smathers in the 1980s at the Mountain Dance & Folk Festival. Photo: Mountain Dance and Folk Festival & Shindig on the Green Photographs from the Ramsey Library at UNC Asheville Special Collections. Used with permission. Warren Wilson College’s picturesque locale – sidled along… Read More
July 28, 2017
For many students in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, graduating is bittersweet. Earning a degree may be the goal, but the process and the bonds they form with their fellow students and professors are the ultimate rewards. On Friday, July 14, 2017, … Read More
July 20, 2017
Lynn Morton launches Instagram account Read More
July 3, 2017
The Swannanoa Gathering’s 2016 contemporary folk staff concert concludes with a group performance of Tom Paxton’s “Ramblin’ Boy.” Photo: R.L. Geyer Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Janis Ian takes classes and teaches during The Swannanoa Gathering. Photo: R.L. Geyer For the 26th year, The Swannanoa Gathering is attracting internationally… Read More
July 1, 2017
Since the early 1880s, professors have been taking time away from their typical duties at colleges and universities to tackle research projects. Sabbaticals at Warren Wilson College are usually one semester, but two professors have picked up prestigious fellowships to extend their time. With a full year at their disposal,… Read More
June 28, 2017
Two-fifths of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame’s class of 2017 are part of the Warren Wilson College community. Math and music professor Phil Jamison, who also happens to be one of the world’s premiere flatfoot dancers, and 1980 graduate Laura Boosinger, a… Read More
June 13, 2017