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Warren Wilson College students awarded congressionally funded scholarships to study abroad

Warren Wilson College students Vladyslav Ladchuk ’18, India Orman ’16, Jada Sheeler ’17 and Pearl-Lynnae Smith ’17 are spending the spring 2016 semester overseas thanks to the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The four students are among roughly 800 American undergraduate students from […]

February 10, 2016

Warren Wilson College alumnus stars in new Amazon pilot “Highston”

Warren Wilson College 2015 graduate Lewis Pullman is starring in the title role of the new Amazon Studios pilot “Highston,” which made its debut Sept. 23, 2015. The Sacha Baron Cohen executive produced comedy also stars Chris Parnell of “Saturday Night Live,” Mary Lynn Rajskub of “24” and Curtis Armstrong of “American Dad” along with […]

November 19, 2015

17th Annual Empty Bowls

In celebration of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 14-22, Warren Wilson College will hold its 17th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 6 p.m., in the Upper Fellowship Hall. The event raises awareness about hunger and food security issues in the Asheville and Buncombe County community. Participants will eat a simple meal […]

October 14, 2015

Warren Wilson College has the best hiking in the Southeast

Warren Wilson College is No. 13 on Backpacker Magazine’s “The 20 Best Colleges for Hikers” list and one of only two ranked schools in the Southeast. The University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Wyoming, Dartmouth College and Cornell University are also in the top 20. The magazine considered three main criteria—location, outdoor culture and academics—while […]

October 5, 2015

Warren Wilson College Farm among “The 40 Best College Farms in America”

The Warren Wilson College Farm is one of “The 40 Best College Farms in America,” according to a website. In addition to Warren Wilson, CollegeRanker.com, which aims to help potential applicants make informed decisions when considering colleges, also includes the farms from Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University and Yale […]

September 23, 2015

Sustainable Scholar

Warren Wilson College junior Ben Linthicum says his path in life has been guided for some time by a single question: “How can I meaningfully contribute to ecological sustainability?” It’s a question that not surprisingly led him to WWC, and to various academic, work and service opportunities provided by the College’s learning Triad. It also […]

May 1, 2015

Timbersports Team takes first place!

The WWC Timbersports Team took first place in physical disciplines at the Tennessee Stud competition in Knoxville. Warren Wilson competed against the University of Tennessee, N.C. State University, West Virginia University and the University of Kentucky, finishing first in physical disciplines and third in overall disciplines. Freshman Mimi MacDonald took Tennessee Mare, the top finisher in all female events. The team took […]

April 22, 2015

Sara Benincasa ’05

Major: Creative Writing Work Crew: Heavy Duty/ Res Life/ Cowpie/ Writing Center Service: Outreach Center for Migrant Workers Current Job: Freelance Editor/ Comedy Writer “I was a terrible janitor on the Maintenance Crew my first year at Wilson. In my second year, I was an R.A. in Sunderland. I also worked at the Cowpie Cafe for extra money, and […]

April 21, 2015

Top green college in the South

Long regarded as national leader in campus sustainability, Warren Wilson College has received yet another environmental accolade: No.1 in the South on The Princeton Review list of “Top 50 Green Colleges.” The top 50 nationwide, including Warren Wilson at No. 17, are highlighted in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. The guide “profiles […]

April 20, 2015

Mozolic named one of nation’s most inspiring young professors

With her background in cognitive neuroscience, Warren Wilson College psychology professorMozolic’s students, for their part, also relish the way she connects them to the basics of those challenging fields. As a result, the 34-year-old professor has been selected by NerdScholar as one of the nation’s “40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire.” The annual NerdScholar feature […]

March 25, 2015