Today marks National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), and preparations for midterm elections are in full swing at Warren Wilson College (WWC) with workshops, shuttles and parties planned over the next six weeks. “At Warren Wilson, our educational model pushes us to put our learning and values into action,” Brian Normon,… Read More
September 15, 2026
What if democracy wasn’t something we simply studied—but something we practiced every day? That question will come to life today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Warren Wilson College (WWC) when students, faculty, staff and members of our community gather for a conversation with author and activist Astra Taylor about… Read More
September 9, 2026
For students arriving at Warren Wilson College, their college experience begins not only in the classroom, but in the community. As part of New Student Orientation, 261 incoming first-year and transfer students joined faculty, staff and student leaders for Warren Wilson College’s (WWC) annual Service Day, a decades-long tradition that… Read More
August 27, 2026
A Warren Wilson College junior recognized a campus need and turned it into a business, picking up regional accolades along the way. Roselin “Rose” Nhira, a double major in data science and business, is the founder of uSWAP, a peer-to-peer platform that lets students trade skills and services using a… Read More
August 25, 2026
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