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Media Relations: Resources for the Press
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November 7, 2016

Retired science professor’s weekly photograph is a Warren Wilson institution 

When a faculty or staff member retires from Warren Wilson, they continue to be part of the College community. Some remain very close and even live on or near campus, while others reconnect each year at the retired faculty and staff luncheon. Among the 30 educators at Friday’s annual gathering was a former science professor […]
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October 25, 2016
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Warren Wilson College’s proximity to Black Mountain College endures 

Between 1933 and 1957, Black Mountain College offered students an experimental education that “resemble[d] no other college in the U. S.,” according to a 1939 Time magazine article. At the same time, Warren Wilson College grew from a farm school to a junior college and inched closer to becoming a four-year institution. For most of […]
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October 13, 2016

Warren Wilson College professor puts students on the road to Yale 

Yale forestry alumni plan reunion at Warren Wilson College From its founding as the Asheville Farm School in 1894 with a Cornell University-educated superintendent to a Harvard University graduate currently serving as president, Warren Wilson College’s history is brimming with Ivy League influence. Countless current and former College leaders and faculty members have studied at one of […]
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August 23, 2016

History-changing archaeology site puts Warren Wilson applied learning on the map 

Public “Dig Days” planned for Berry site in September, October To the casual observer, a smooth stone or a small piece of hardened clay could seem insignificant, but others might recognize the pieces as artifacts with the ability to change world history. The latter is common at Warren Wilson College as students and archaeology professor David […]
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August 22, 2016

New Warren Wilson students make big impact in Buncombe County 

Three days before classes began, 220 new first-year and transfer students boarded buses en route to school and community gardens, food banks and pantries, and outdoor classrooms throughout Buncombe County. For the 26th year, Warren Wilson College set aside a day specifically focused on the needs of others. Service Day is part of orientation and an introduction […]
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August 1, 2016
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Meet Jeremy Lekich 

Foodscaper and entrepreneur Jeremy Lekich is the founder of Nashville Foodscapes. Nashville Foodscapes connects people with their food source by growing food where people live. They achieve this by offering creative food solutions through landscaping, creating custom designs of their clients’ yards, homes, and living spaces, allowing food to be grown in a way that […]
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July 26, 2016

Students elected to Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees 

Shortly after the North Carolina primaries wrapped and before nominees or even presumptive presidential nominees were crowned, Warren Wilson College was entering a different kind of election cycle. New trustees were being elected to the College’s board of trustees, but in this case, students were voting for their peers. Since 1997, the board has welcomed a […]
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April 28, 2016

Warren Wilson College Cross Country runner tackles “bucket list” marathon 

With roughly 500,000 people cheering him on for 26.2 grueling miles, Warren Wilson College senior Gabriel Whitlock entered the City of Boston for the first time on foot. One of 27,487 Boston Marathon starting runners, Whitlock, a Warren Wilson Cross Country team member for his entire collegiate career, finished the 2016 race in a little less than three and a half […]
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April 27, 2016

Warren Wilson College’s student-led political organization recognized at state convention 

For students at Warren Wilson College, self-organizing around issues is easy to do. Surprisingly, the campus, ranked No. 6 in the country on the Princeton Review’s list of colleges with the “most liberal students,” did not have a chapter of the College Democrats of North Carolina (CDNC). “We wanted to see how we could work within current institutions […]
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March 31, 2016

NBC News highlights Warren Wilson alumnus helping “young voters to feel empowered” 

Christian Diaz ’12 is the executive director of Chicago Votes Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization focused on “volunteer-driven democracy.” His efforts have caught the attention of NBC News, which featured him in the story “Humanizing America: Young & Latino.” The news organization says his “goal is to encourage young voters to feel empowered to make their voice heard.” […]
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