Ellen Bryant Voigt

World-renowned writers featured in free lectures, readings at Warren Wilson College

Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program for Writers is welcoming graduate students and faculty to campus for the annual summer residency. A staple since 1981, the two-week session features free public readings and lectures by some of the world’s most acclaimed writers in poetry and fiction. “The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College provides an […]

May 31, 2017

Leah Bartel

Dean’s list honors top scholars at Warren Wilson College

Warren Wilson College’s 2017 spring semester dean’s list features 120 students hailing from 27 states and six countries. Roughly 23 percent of undergraduates  on the list hail from North Carolina. The list features students with a 3.75 grade-point average or higher. Students made the list from 17 majors. Those degree programs with the most representatives […]

May 30, 2017

WW1-era Farm School letters

Warren Wilson College remembers alumni who served during World War I

Warren Wilson College’s spring semester ends before Memorial Day. The campus recognizes military service earlier in May before undergraduates leave campus for the summer. This year, to honor students and alumni who served, the College Archives created a special exhibit dedicated to World War I. The display in the Pew Learning Center and Ellison Library featured letters about […]

May 28, 2017

Steven Solnick and Caleb Stoudt

Warren Wilson College junior puts studies on hold to join the U.S. Army Reserves

A little more than 100 years ago, well over 120 students and alumni from the Asheville Farm School were preparing to enter World War I. The enlistment trend continued for world and regional conflicts throughout the years, and the Farm School transitioned into Warren Wilson College. Even in times when Americans weren’t fighting in a […]

May 27, 2017

Warren Wilson College Commencement turns 142 seniors into alumni

On what seemed like the hottest day on record for Commencement, graduate Chloë Moore took to the stage to deliver the senior speech. “As we leave Warren Wilson, [our] spirit of perseverance will not be left behind,” the environmental science and biology double major said. “We will carry it with us and apply our stubborn determination to […]

May 26, 2017

Warren Wilson College Commencement is May 20

Warren Wilson College’s 2016 Commencement Ceremony Nearly 140 seniors are expected to receive degrees Saturday as Warren Wilson College holds its annual commencement. “We come together from near and far to share in this moment,” then-graduating senior Mollie Donihe said at the opening of the 2016 ceremony. “As we gather in this place this morning, remembering the journeys […]

May 21, 2017

State Department scholarship sends Warren Wilson College sophomore to Peru

Leah Havlicek receives one of 860 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships Leah Havlicek knew she wanted to study Spanish in a country filled with native speakers. Peru seemed like the right fit, and she started looking for ways to make the journey more affordable. Following in the footsteps of many Warren Wilson College students before […]

May 17, 2017

Five questions with Dr. Lynn Morton

In advance of her announcement as the eighth president of Warren Wilson College, Dr. Lynn Morton took the time to answer a few questions. Do you think being from North Carolina benefits Warren Wilson College? Do you think it will help people see the College in different lights? “I feel a deep connection to this part of […]

May 4, 2017