/tags/warren-wilson-college Warren Wilson College en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:22:17 GMT /education/2025-01-03/western-north-carolina-college-president-warren-wilson-helene Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián Fernández talks about ongoing repairs, losses, and lessons learned in an interview with ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:22:17 GMT /education/2025-01-03/western-north-carolina-college-president-warren-wilson-helene Brianna Atkinson /education/2024-10-04/helene-power-damages-nc-colleges-students-montreat Some colleges in North Carolina had to evacuate their students after flooding from Helene left them without power, running water, and cell phone connectivity. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:36:47 GMT /education/2024-10-04/helene-power-damages-nc-colleges-students-montreat Brianna Atkinson /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years For the last 25 years, the Swannanoa Gathering has brought thousands of people from across the world to experience the old-time musical traditions of… Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:09:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years For the last 25 years, the Swannanoa Gathering has brought thousands of people from across the world to experience the old-time musical traditions of… Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:09:07 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-01/the-swannanoa-gathering-celebrates-25-years Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-17/hoedowns-reels-and-frolics-the-roots-and-branches-of-southern-appalachian-dance Professor, musician and flatfoot dancer Phil Jamison has journeyed into the past to tell the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other… Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:05:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-17/hoedowns-reels-and-frolics-the-roots-and-branches-of-southern-appalachian-dance Frank Stasio, Hady Mawajdeh /arts-culture/2015-07-17/hoedowns-reels-and-frolics-the-roots-and-branches-of-southern-appalachian-dance Professor, musician and flatfoot dancer Phil Jamison has journeyed into the past to tell the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other… Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:05:54 GMT /arts-culture/2015-07-17/hoedowns-reels-and-frolics-the-roots-and-branches-of-southern-appalachian-dance Frank Stasio, Hady Mawajdeh /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-12/come-hell-or-high-water When the city of Gulfport, Mississippi made plans to bulldoze the graves of former slaves, teacher-turned-advocate Derrick Evans fought to stop it. Evans… Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:14:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-12/come-hell-or-high-water Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /environment/2015-02-12/come-hell-or-high-water When the city of Gulfport, Mississippi made plans to bulldoze the graves of former slaves, teacher-turned-advocate Derrick Evans fought to stop it. Evans… Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:14:50 GMT /environment/2015-02-12/come-hell-or-high-water Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-26/the-artistry-of-rural-alabama-meets-the-art-world In 2002, the art world was rocked to its foundation by a group of unusual, abstract quilts made by African American women from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Gee’s… Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:57:43 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-26/the-artistry-of-rural-alabama-meets-the-art-world Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-09-26/the-artistry-of-rural-alabama-meets-the-art-world In 2002, the art world was rocked to its foundation by a group of unusual, abstract quilts made by African American women from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Gee’s… Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:57:43 GMT /arts-culture/2014-09-26/the-artistry-of-rural-alabama-meets-the-art-world Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio