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UNC Asheville Designated Voter Friendly Campus 2021-22

UNC Asheville has been designated a Voter Friendly Campus 2021-22 for the University’s work in… Learn More

Irene Rossell, Professor of Environmental Studies, Receives 2021 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

If your homework assignment includes crafting an axe handle from a hickory sapling or creating… Learn More

UNC Asheville Alumnus Jordan Lor Named Fulbright Finalist in 2021

Jordan Lor, a 2019 UNC Asheville graduate and 2019 Teach for America Corps Member in… Learn More

Alumnus Jethro Waters Wins Emmy

Jethro Waters, a 2013 UNC Asheville grad in international studies, recently garnered an Emmy Award for Best Documentary in the Cultural category at the Midsouth Emmy Awards 2021 for his film, F11 and Be There. Read More

UNC Asheville to Award Civil Rights Activist and Politician John R. Lewis Posthumously the Chancellor’s Medallion and Honorary Degree at May 2021 Commencement Ceremony

UNC Asheville will award John R. Lewis, civil rights activist, politician and statesman, posthumously the… Learn More

In the News

Student health ambassadors win national award

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The Porch: What Is Our Collective Responsibility To Fund The Arts?

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Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity releases a new film about the history of discriminatory housing practices

(Sarah Judson, associate professor of history)
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COVID-19 Updates

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Spring 2021 Campus Plan

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