Warren Wilson College Announces the Retirement of Swannanoa Gathering Director Jim Magill
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2024/05/30/warren-wilson-college-announces-the-retirement-of-swannanoa-gathering-director-jim-magill/
After 33 years of dedicated service, Jim Magill will step down from his role as Swannanoa Gathering director at the end of the summer season. Dr. Kevin Kehrberg, an acclaimed musician and professor at Warren Wilson, has accepted a two-year appointment as the new interim director.
From Blueprint to Lifeline: WWC Students Complete Tiny Home for Storm-Displaced Family
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2025/05/07/tiny-home/
What began as a student idea has become a powerful symbol of resilience and community care. This spring, Warren Wilson College students completed construction on a fully functional tiny home—built by students for a family displaced by Hurricane Helene. The project is a vivid example of Warren Wilson’s education in action, where academics, work, and […]
Grand Opening of the Farm School General Store
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2023/11/08/grand-opening-of-the-farm-school-general-store/
The Farm School General Store is a new retail space open Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The store stocks all meat products, fresh vegetables, and items made by our Craft Crews and independent student makers.
The Return of the Echo
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/after-wwc/owlspade/f2022/echo/
How Two Science Students Transformed the Defunct College Newspaper Into an Award-Winning Publication • • •
Warren Wilson College Launches Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2024/02/13/warren-wilson-college-launches-master-of-science-in-applied-climate-studies/
Warren Wilson College has announced the introduction of a Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies. The new program builds on Warren Wilson’s decades-long legacy of leadership in climate action, as well as the strength of the college’s existing undergraduate programs in environmental science and environmental studies.
The Swannanoa Gathering
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/about/events/the-swannanoa-gathering/
A culture’s identity is embodied in its folk music. Communities have invested their genius in this music for generations, across the centuries, and its vitality is our legacy and its perpetuation our responsibility. We are engaged in the transmission of culture. Founded in 1991, we are Warren Wilson College’s educational program of summer folk arts […]
From First Year Seminar to Capstone Project
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/after-wwc/owlspade/f2022/first-year-seminar/
Experiential Learning at Warren Wilson College • • •
Warren Wilson College Receives $10 Million Gift, the Largest in its History
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2024/12/04/warren-wilson-college-receives-10-million-gift-the-largest-in-its-history/
Warren Wilson College, a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, N.C., has received a $10 million gift, the largest in the College’s history. Made by anonymous donors whose values around education and environmental sustainability align with the College’s, the gift will support the endowment, increasing it by nearly 20%. “These donors’ generosity is inspiring. Their […]
Sustainability – Environmental, Economic & Social
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/student-life/sustainability/
Sustainability on Campus Sustainability is part of who we are. It is grounded in our history of place and purpose. The practice…
Warren Wilson College Celebrates the Class of 2025
https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2025/05/12/warren-wilson-college-celebrates-the-class-of-2025/
View photos of Commencement here. Warren Wilson College celebrated the Class of 2025 at its commencement on Saturday, May 10. 194 students received their degrees this year, including previously-awarded Master of Fine Arts recipients. After words of welcome from President Damián J. Fernández, and congratulations offered by several others, student speaker Violet Hill shared what […]