Warren Wilson College has received a three-year, $349,732 Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a project of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, to advance an educational model connecting environmental stewardship, service and civic responsibility. The ECI is funded by the Lilly Endowment… Read More
August 20, 2026
What does hiking have to do with aging and adapting to change? Environmental Studies professor Mallory McDuff wrote this opinion piece for the LA Times to find out. She writes about 91-year-old Greybeard, who attempts to recapture his record as the oldest thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail, her… Read More
August 19, 2026
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,… Read More
August 11, 2026
View photos of Commencement here. View the recorded LiveStream of the event here. Warren Wilson College celebrated the Class of 2026 at its commencement on Saturday, May 9. One hundred and seventy-three students received their degrees this year, including previously-awarded Master of Fine Arts recipients. After words of… Read More
May 19, 2026
At Warren Wilson College, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom—it extends into real-world partnerships that tackle urgent global challenges. A new collaboration between Warren Wilson’s Data Science students and Inclusive Development International (IDI) is a powerful example of what that looks like in action. Based right here in Asheville, IDI… Read More
April 2, 2026
Warren Wilson College is proud to join a new statewide partnership designed to address North Carolina’s growing shortage of licensed social workers and strengthen the behavioral health and child welfare workforce across the state. The initiative, known as the Public Service Leadership Program (PSLP), is a collaboration among the North… Read More
March 19, 2026
Warren Wilson College faculty and students are exploring a research collaboration with Sensorium Therapeutics to study how climate change may affect Appalachian medicinal plants—combining place-based education of undergraduates, advanced analytical science, and responsible stewardship. The exploratory project is designed to draw on Warren Wilson’s strengths… Read More
February 25, 2026
Warren Wilson College is proud to announce that Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University and Chief Scientific Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Law, Brain & Behavior, will serve as the College’s 2026 Commencement Speaker. The ceremony is planned for… Read More
February 18, 2026
After a national search that attracted 100 applicants, Warren Wilson College President Damián Fernández announced today that Brian Norman, Ph.D., will serve as the next Provost and Dean of the Faculty beginning June 1, 2026. Norman currently serves as Provost and Principal Academic Officer at Antioch College. Read More
December 17, 2025
Warren Wilson College mourns the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the acclaimed poet, educator, and founder of the MFA Program for Writers, who died on October 23, 2025, in Vermont. A visionary in arts education, Voigt pioneered the low-residency model of graduate study that… Read More
November 10, 2025