Girl playing a fiddle

Fiddles & Folklife

On Saturday, April 12, Warren Wilson College will host Fiddles and Folklife, an annual Appalachian festival and old-time music competition with cash prizes for old-time fiddle, banjo, folksong, flatfooting, and string band. Other activities include old-time music jams, food and craft vendors, folklife demonstrators, and cake raffles. It all takes… Read More

Apr 12, 2025

Warren Wilson College Receives $10 Million Gift, the Largest in its History

Warren Wilson College, a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, N.C., has received a $10 million gift, the largest in the College’s history. Made by anonymous donors whose values around education and environmental sustainability align with the College’s, the gift will support the endowment, increasing it by nearly… Read More

December 4, 2024

A headshot with a blue border of Dr. Jay Miller.

Professor Jay Miller Developed New Crash Course Series on Political Theory

Warren Wilson College has long fostered a deep commitment to understanding the human experience through the humanities, a mission now underscored by the release of a new video series from Crash Course, which was developed by Professor Jay Miller, Ph.D., the Public Humanities Department Chair at Warren Wilson,… Read More

November 15, 2024

Warren Wilson College Launches Climate Action Now

Warren Wilson College will launch Climate Action Now (CAN), a multi-year initiative focused on actions to mitigate climate change, with a free webinar from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, entitled “No More Climate Havens: Educating for Reality.” All are invited.   Moderated by Dr. Keith… Read More

November 13, 2024

No More Climate Havens: Educating for Reality

Our response to the climate crisis has entered a new understanding—there is no longer a false sense of a climate haven. As institutions of higher education have the potential to both model practices and educate students on ways to address climate change, this panel explores the role of higher education… Read More

Nov 20, 2024

Warren Wilson College Post-Helene

10/21/24 Update:  Warren Wilson College will welcome students back for in-person classes beginning October 28. Read the full message from President Fernández announcing the return to campus at… Read More

October 10, 2024

Professor Paul Bartels and student inspect a jar of water

Warren Wilson College Professor Featured on Popular Podcast “Ologies”

Tiny, little “water bears” are making it big, riding a wave of popularity thanks in part to the work of Biology Professor Paul Bartels, Ph.D. Bartels was recently interviewed about tardigrades for the hit podcast, “Ologies with Alie Ward,” and the resulting episode, “Tardigradology,” is available today at… Read More

September 18, 2024