Summer 2026 Highlight: “Our Common Ground”—Warren Wilson Faculty Perform at the Library of Congress
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2026/08/11/warren-wilson-faculty-perform-library-of-congress/
A folk song, a scroll and a trip to the nation’s capital: Warren Wilson College (WWC) faculty brought a hyperlocal Appalachian story to a national stage this summer, performing at the Library of Congress (LOC) as part of a symposium marking America’s 250th birthday. In May, the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the […]
Dr. Mariah Parker to give 2023 Commencement keynote address
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2023/04/04/mariah-parker-to-give-commencement-address/
Dr. Mariah Parker will give the keynote address at Warren Wilson College’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13. Parker (they/them) is a community organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers, a rapper (under the stage name Linqua Franqa), a linguistics scholar, and a 2013 alum of Warren Wilson College.
Work Program Office Crew
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/academics/work-program/work-program-office-crew/
Work Program Office Crew Every student at Warren Wilson College works. What work crew will you choose? The Work Program Office (WPO)…
Patrick Ciccotto
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/people/patrick-ciccotto/
Growing up on Long Island in New York, I was fascinated with life underwater. This deep interest eventually led me to study…
Jill Overholt
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/people/jill-overholt/
At 13 years old I did my first high ropes course. Dangling in my harness 30 feet above the ground, I said…
Response to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2023/06/29/response-to-the-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling/
Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. The ruling is expected to have wide-ranging effects on admission and financial aid at colleges and universities, including private institutions like Warren Wilson College. My fear is that this decision will reduce opportunity, undervalue potential, and slow progress toward the country we aspire to be. The […]
Warren Wilson, Presbyterian Church celebrate the season with 90th harvest display
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2023/11/23/harvest-display/
The display depicts the bounty of the harvests from the college’s farm and garden. The tradition began in 1933, when the Farm Crew, under the leadership of the Farm Manager Bernhard Laursen, installed a harvest display with bounty from the farm in the small de facto chapel in Sunderland.
Warren Wilson College Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Reopen Aquatic Center
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2025/10/01/wwc-grant-pool/
Warren Wilson College learned today that it was awarded $1.6 million from the Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF) to complete renovations and reopen the Warren Wilson College Aquatic Center, which has been closed since 2017. “Securing funding for the completion of the pool has been a top priority,” said Damián J. Fernández, Ph.D., President of […]
Amy Boyd
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/people/amy-boyd/
My mother tells me she knew I would be a biologist from the moment I could crawl around in the grass and…
Matthew Haugh
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/people/matthew-haugh/
Since 2002, it’s been my tremendous privilege to practice and learn the finer nuances of the fiery arts alongside many accomplished smiths,…