News & Events
“Write Now” – Creative Writing Program for High School Students Returns to UNC Asheville in June
April 30, 2013
"Write Now," a creative writing program for high school students, will return to UNC Asheville this summer with workshops held weekdays, June 17-28, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. "Write Now" offers each participating student experience in different styles of writing – fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry – under the tutelage of three of Asheville's finest writing instructors.
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program Announces Summer 2013 Workshops
April 30, 2013
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program summer workshops in poetry and prose. Classes will be held in Asheville and Waynesville and are open to all interested writers. Class size is limited, so early registration is suggested.
Death Penalty Opponent Sister Helen Prejean, “Dead Man Walking” Opera Come to UNC Asheville, April 26
April 19, 2013
Sister Helen Prejean, the author, activist and nun who sparked national dialogue on the death penalty and whose book inspired the film “Dead Man Walking,” will speak at UNC Asheville, and the university will host a concert-style performance of the opera of the same name. Prejean’s talk, “The Journey Continues,” will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26, and is free and open to the public. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Both events take place in Lipinsky Auditorium.
“Aging with Awareness” – Rabbi Sheila Weinberg to Speak at UNC Asheville
April 10, 2013
Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, co-founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, will present a talk, "Aging with Awareness," at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. Weinberg's talk is sponsored by the university's Center for Jewish Studies and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. This event is free and open to the public.
April 18th Lecture to Examine Religion, Race and Boxing in the New South
April 9, 2013
Arthur Remillard, a scholar of religion in the American South and its connections with sports, will deliver UNC Asheville's annual Sam Hill Lecture in Southern Religion. Remillard's talk, "Jack Johnson, We Have Waited So Long for You – Religion, Race and Boxing in the New South," takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 in the Sherrill Center, Mountain View Room.
PTSD Expert Jonathan Shay to Hold Discussion with Veterans at UNC Asheville
April 1, 2013
Dr. Jonathan Shay, a renowned psychiatrist who has specialized in treating veterans of war, will offer three public talks, April 9-11, at UNC Asheville. He also will meet with UNC Asheville's Student-Veteran Alliance as well as students and community members.
Panel to discuss “Boundaries: Art and its Relationship to Systems of Oppression”
March 13, 2013
Local artists Jeremy Russell and Valeria Watson-Doost, creators of the "Whole Earth Theory" exhibition at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery, will be joined by members of UNC Asheville's faculty for a panel discussion, "Boundaries," on the nexus of art and politics at 6 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the Highsmith University Union Grotto on campus.
“Batman and Psychology” author to speak at UNC Asheville
March 12, 2013
Is Batman psychotic? Does he have PTSD? Why has Batman, born on the eve of World War II, endured and grown as an iconic character and what does that say about us? Travis Langley, author of "Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight" (Wiley, 2012) will probe these questions and more in a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.
F-Word (Feminist) Film Festival to feature documentary, “The Invisible War,” and talk by Jennifer Pozner
February 15, 2013
UNC Asheville's annual F-Word (Feminist) Film Festival takes place March 4-5 with a screening of the documentary about sexual assault in the military, "The Invisible War," and a talk by media analyst Jennifer Pozner, "Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women (...and men, people of color, the economy, love, sex and sheer common sense!)."
“Parallel Journeys: WW II and the Holocaust” brings experiences of teens to light
February 14, 2013
NOTE: The opening reception and talk by Walter Ziffer have been RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2O.
UNC Asheville's Center for Diversity Education presents a new exhibit for the month of March, "Parallel Journeys: WW II and the Holocaust," telling the stories of dozens of teens and young adults who were witnesses, participants and victims. The exhibit is free and open to the public from March 4-29 in UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall.
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