Southern Indigenous Waters – “Rising Waters: Writing Place and Environment”

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

“Southern Indigenous Waters” is the first event in the “Rising Waters: Writing Place and Environment” Thomas Howerton lecture series, a series that puts humanities scholars in conversation with natural sciences scholars about issues affecting us all. On October 30, 2025, Duke hydrologist Ryan Emanuel and East Carolina University literary scholar Kirstin Squint will discuss the centrality of place and water for southern Indigenous people.

Palimpsest Audio Drama Performance

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

Join the English Department for the Katherine Min Memorial Reading, featuring a live performance by the Black Mountain–based podcast Palimpsest Productions. Palimpsest is a single-voiced audio drama exploring memory, identity, and the things that haunt us.

Open House – November 15

Discover what makes UNC Asheville a truly unique public liberal arts university at our Open House! Spend the day exploring campus, meeting current students and faculty, and learning about our distinctive academic programs.