Each year as the fall semester comes to a close, students on the Farm Crew put their personal touch on a Warren Wilson College tradition – decorating the Red Barn with holiday lights. “People look forward to those lights every year,” said Virginia Hamilton, assistant farm manager. Hamilton would know. As a student on Farm […]
December 25, 2016
Odgers named one of 25 winners for service by statewide coalition As Emily Odgers wraps up her career at Warren Wilson College, she is being recognized for her efforts to improve communities. Calling her work “outstanding,” the North Carolina Campus Compactpresented the senior sociology and anthropology major with one of 25 Community Impact Awards. The North Carolina Campus Compact […]
December 21, 2016
Traditional music students will collaborate and perform with China’s Manhu Two bands made up of musicians from mountainous regions in their respective countries will spend the beginning of 2017 making music in China. A Warren Wilson College professor and his students are collaborating with an ensemble from southern China. The multicity, multiperformance tour includes venues […]
December 20, 2016
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 […]
November 7, 2016
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 […]
October 25, 2016
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 […]
October 13, 2016
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 […]
August 23, 2016
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 […]
August 22, 2016
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 […]
August 1, 2016
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 […]
July 26, 2016