TAN to hold event at Lockhart-Taylor Center (2) Oct 19, 2008
He has BA and MA degrees in English Literature from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College. He came to North Carolina as a VISTA Volunteer in 1976 to work with prison inmates. (Anson Record, NC)
Colleges deal with overbooked freshman classes Sep 4, 2008
Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, N.C., which saw record enrollments of freshman and transfer students when classes started Aug. 25, is urging faculty and staff who have flexible schedules to avoid the cafeteria during peak lunch hours so students aren't late to classes. St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, where freshman enrollments are up by 250 more than expected, has added staff and increased hours of operation at the campus health and counseling centers. (USA Today)
ASU honored by Sierra Club as 'cool' school Aug 26, 2008
the University of Colorado in Boulder; the University of Vermont in Burlington; Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, N.C.; and Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. "ASU's growing recognition as an institution committed to advancing sustainability education, research, operations, and outreach is a source of pride and a testament to the steadfast dedication and leadership of our university community as a whole," said ASU President Michael Crow in a prepared statement. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Swimmer endures all 352 miles of the Allegheny River Aug 22, 2008
Home after graduating from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C., Ms. Spotz floated the idea of swimming the Allegheny to her mother a couple of months ago. Mary Spotz responded, "No you aren't, Katie.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Triangle colleges hope 'green' look attracts students Aug 3, 2008
Warren Wilson College 95. Western Carolina University 80. (News & Observer)
Unknown novelist hits chord with epic 'Edgar Sawtelle' Jul 16, 2008
"When I tried to write it, I quickly saw that I didn't understand what it takes to hold a very long story together." In 1996 he was accepted into the graduate writing program at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Among his teachers there were Russo and Livesey. (Boston Globe)
Company Creates Biodiesel Converter Jun 13, 2008
Dayton was a recent college graduate who has a degree in sustainable agriculture from Warren Wilson College. Learned on Internet. (The Pilot Newspaper)
'It's done when Margot says it's done' May 27, 2008
David Wroblewski of Denver, whose first novel, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," will be published in June, worked on the book with Livesey in 1996 at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. For years afterward, she continued to help him. (Boston Globe)
More scrutiny on Mayo May 14, 2008
WARREN WILSON HIRES WALDEN: Kevin Walden, assistant coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, has been hired as coach and sports information director at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa. (From College News Releases). (News & Observer -- Sports)
Trove from Fort San Juan delights archaeologists Jan 31, 2008
From left, Chester DePratter of the University of South Carolina, David Moore of Warren Wilson College and Chris Rodning of Tulane University examine artifacts from the Berry Site excavation ... "It's extraordinarily gratifying for all of us."Beck of the University of Oklahoma, Chris Rodning of Tulane University and David Moore of Warren Wilson College were in Raleigh for an early showing of the program at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. (News & Observer)
Show documents that Spanish predate 'Lost Colony' in N.C. Jan 31, 2008
Warren Wilson College/Contributed photo ... About 250 attended the event, including the site's discoverer, Warren Wilson College professor and archeologist David Moore, and his colleagues Robin Beck with Southern Illinois University and Christopher Rodning with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... To learn more about the foundation, visit the Warren Wilson College Web site, www. (The Daily Reflector)
VSU crushes Warren Wilson Jan 23, 2008
VSU s Jasmine Caracciolo led the Lady Trojans with 23 points while fellow freshman Temperance Brantley scored 20 points. Freshman Jazmine Wilson scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds while Nia Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Lady Trojans defeat Panthers Jan 21, 2008
VSU now travels to Asheville, N.C., to face Warren Wilson College on Tuesday night. The Progress-Index 2008. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
FLC mountain bikers pedal to national title Oct 31, 2007
Warren Wilson College of Asheville, N.C., was second. Mesa State College was third. (Durango Herald)
Penn State gains rankings for improving sustainability Oct 30, 2007
Oberlin College in Ohio topped the Sierra Club's list, followed by Harvard University and Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Penn State was the only Big Ten university ranked, although Northwestern University received an honorable mention. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Top Party Schools for 2008 Aug 23, 2007
The top rated school is Warren Wilson College. Lots of Hard Liquor: How widely used is hard liquor. (Suite101.com)
College presidents boycott magazine's rankings system Aug 16, 2007
Warren Wilson College: 37th. Campbell University: 44th. (News & Observer)
STUDENTS QUEST PRESENTATION TO LOOK AT HUMAN IMPACT ON HABITATS Apr 10, 2007
A group that also included three interns from Warren Wilson College, three students from Binghamton, one from Texas and a native Costa Rican intern, Luis Ricardo Murillo from Universidad Nacional, conducted a field study on different topics relevant to the course. Murillo, a graduate student and lifelong butterfly enthusiast, led the group on a study of the local butterflies of Tres Piedras, a rural area in a valley on the Pacific coast. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Michael Thomas's debut novel is getting national attention Mar 3, 2007
Then came graduate work at Brown University, and a master's in creative writing from Warren Wilson College. While at Brown, he began making short films. (Boston Globe)
Invitation to integrate made history at tiny junior college Feb 25, 2007
"This group of people at Warren Wilson College was open-minded and willing to accept Alma not as a colored guy, like they called us then," Michael Shippy said. "They accepted him as a man.". (Herald Sun)
College's invitation to integrate made history Feb 24, 2007
"This group of people at Warren Wilson College was open-minded and willing to accept Alma not as a colored guy, like they called us then," Michael Shippy said ... This photo, provided by Warren Wilson College, shows Alma Shippy, second from left, with some fellow students. (CNN)
Bonnaroo lineup announced Feb 15, 2007
Jordan received his master's degree from the Warren Wilson College Program for Writers. His first book, "Rise," won the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award and was a selection of the Academy of American Poets book club. (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Wesleyan graduate to release novel Jan 2, 2007
After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University in Middletown, she earned an MFA from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina in 2001 and embarked on an adventure that would shape the framework for the story. "I was desperate to travel and I wound up working on a British-owned cruise ship based in the Mediterranean as a lounge singer and then went overseas for a couple of years," Tupper said. (Middletown Press, CT)
