Warren Wilson College News

Billy Edd Wheeler, an award-winning singer/songwriter and visual artist, is pictured in his studio with his Impressionist painting titled, "River of Earth." More than 60 years ago when Billy Edd Wheeler wasn't milking cows and doing other farm chores to earn his keep at Warren Wilson College, in Swannanoa, N.C., he would retreat to write poetry and ... (more)

Miss Barron, as her students call her, has been at the Waldorf School for two years.

Asheville does not lack for quality when it comes to higher education. UNC Asheville is nationally recognized both for its liberal arts excellence and its affordability.

Caleigh Ragan and Rae plant early vegeatables in the new Gardens of the Wolrd at the Swannanoa Valley Montessori School.

Minneapolis writer Charles Baxter has been awarded the Rea Award for the Short Story, a significant literary prize that has gone previously to John Updike , Ann Beattie , Grace Paley and Richard Ford .

WINNER OF NEW YORK TIMES MEAT ETHICS CONTEST ANNOUNCED May 10, 2012 Greg Henderson, Editor, Associate Publisher, Drovers CattleNetwork Choosing the winner of an essay contest about the ethics of eating meat must have been difficult for the five hand-picked men chosen as judges for The New York Times' contest.

Casey Doyle, a student at Warren Wilson College who writes for the Swannanoa Journal , the publication of the school's Environmental Leadership Center, had the opportunity to speak with the climate scientist Michael Mann when he visited the campus to speak about his book, " The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars ." Here's their exchange, which ... (more)

Locals come for the coffee to The Dripolator, but many of them stay for the wifi.

The Dr. John Wilson Community Garden began production on White Pine Drive in 2004.

Newswise - Grammy Award winner Janis Ian will deliver the main address at the 2012 Warren Wilson College Commencement May 12.