For the second consecutive year, Warren Wilson College is an Arbor Day Foundation “Tree Campus USA.” The recognition denotes a continued commitment to effective urban forest management within the boundaries of central campus. Warren Wilson College achieved the title by meeting “Tree Campus USA’s” five standards, including maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, […]
May 31, 2017
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
In advance of her announcement as the eighth president of Warren Wilson College, Dr. Lynn Morton took time to answer a few more questions.
May 6, 2017
Community members bring Lynn Morton to Warren Wilson College
May 5, 2017