The first-ever Asheville Ideas Fest (AIF) will bring together global thought leaders in Asheville to focus on the most consequential issues of our time.

Zakaria's talk on Democracy Around the Globe: Myths and Reality, a highlight of the inaugural Asheville Ideas Fest, is open to the public as a free but ticketed event. Reserve your ticket now.

Hundreds of musicians, dancers, and storytellers, who are preserving the traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, will perform on stage at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Hall.

The premier of “Racist Roots,” a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, exposes the death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism.

Join UNC Asheville Alumna and New York Times Bestselling novelist Sarah Addison Allen for the launch of her latest novel, Other Birds.

Gerry Wubben is a multifaceted artist who specializes in monumental charcoal drawings. He is currently based in Greenville, South Carolina where he maintains a vigorous studio practice.

Climate change is, arguably, the single greatest and gravest human rights issue facing the entire planet. Although greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) threaten human rights without respect for national borders, most laws, both domestic and international, are "territorial" in scope with a state's obligations ending at its own territorial borders.

Award winning author and journalist Andrew Lawler will give a lecture on his most recent book Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the Mountain View Suites in Highsmith Student Union.

LEAF musician and educator Adama Dembele will lead a performance team of students, showcasing the role and importance of drums and dance in the ancient and present day tradition of his home country of Cote d'Ivoire.

NC Educational Opportunity Programs are designed with the goal of providing every prospective student in North Carolina the opportunity to attend an educational program. Open to the public but aimed at Buncombe County high school students.

UNC Asheville’s Family Weekend brings together Bulldogs of all ages for a weekend filled with fun and UNC Asheville spirit! Get a sense of what it is like to be a student with our renowned back-to-class sessions, participate in our annual Picnic on the Quad, and get to enjoy some of our campus activities!

Works from the Studio Foundations faculty at Kennesaw State University's School of Art & Design near Atlanta, GA are displayed in Ramsey Library's Blowers Gallery. Diapason is a diverse exhibition […]

The Common Word Community Read, curated by New York Times Bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a collective educational experience. Each semester, one book will serve as the focus of numerous virtual and in-person lectures and discussions that will allow participants to delve deeper into the text. Over the course of the academic year, participants will read one book each semester, gaining insights and sharing ideas in a welcoming and respectful environment.

Greenfest is a semi-annual series held on the campus of UNC Asheville in September and March/April that celebrates sustainability, students, and community. This fall's theme is Nurturing Connections.

Voter registration stations will be available on the Quad, outside the library and outside Rhoades-Robinson, and in Highsmith. Anyone can stop by to register to vote, check their registration status, get help with absentee ballots, or to get their questions answered. Free food will also be provided. 

The Faculty Showcase Concert will feature the diverse performative talent that our music department is comprised of. With a wide variety of musical genres, this concert is a great way to get to know us, but also to have a great time! 

Michelle Buchanan, the Deputy for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be this fall's 24th S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturer in Chemistry. Buchanan oversees one of the nation's most extensive portfolios of research and development, spanning physical and materials sciences, energy and engineering sciences, computing and computational sciences, biological and environmental sciences, neutron sciences, and global security, for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors.

Michelle Buchanan, the Deputy for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be this fall's 24th S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturer in Chemistry. In this lecture, Buchanan will address a growing urgency to produce and use energy more efficiently and cleanly from carbon-based resources in the near term and to move to non-carbon-based energy systems in the longer term.

The Farm to Table Dinner, an annual UNC Asheville fall harvest ritual around food, started in 2015. The dinner celebrates the efforts of our student gardeners, faculty and staff partners, and community collaborators, while advancing our collaborative efforts for a sustainable, local food system. This year’s theme is Nourishing Connections.

In this exploration of historical moments in southern and Jewish history examined via the language of food, Marcie Cohen Ferris takes us on a journey—both bitter and sweet—through the fascinating story of Jewish life in the American South.

Hosted by the UNCA Humanities Program, a panel conversation entitled Indigenous Ways of Being sheds light on how local artists and educators are creating space that embodies indigenous ways of being and addressing issues that affect indigenous communities today.

Contemporary civil rights icon Bree Newsome to host a talk on the heroic gestures of ordinary people on the front lines of activism. After the event, a reception with refreshments and early voter registration will be held in the lobby.

Dr. Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, will present on his current project “Striving for Superiority.”

The Divisions of Advancement and Student Affairs are excited to announce a beloved UNC Asheville tradition, Turning of the Maples! Stop by the Quad between 11:00am - 1:00pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 to enjoy the beautiful fall colors!

The Common Word Community Read, curated by New York Times Bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a collective educational experience.

UNC Asheville welcomes transgender punk poet and essayist torrin a. greathouse for an evening of poetry.

Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha brings their unique brand of “Ethno-chaos” to UNC Asheville.

UNC Asheville's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in partnership with Malaprop's is pleased to present an event with New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver in celebration of her latest book, "Demon Copperhead."

Autumn Kent, professor of mathematics at University of Wisconsin and UNC Asheville alumna, will present this year’s Parsons Lecture, “Atari and the Multiverse of Doughnuts,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Embrace Halloween with the cast of UNC Asheville’s TheatreUNCA and their updated production of Little Shop Of Horrors.

Join UNC Asheville’s English Department, in partnership with the Global Studies Center, for an evening with Ugandan author Doreen Baingana as she reads new works in the Whitman Room in Ramsey Library.

The Common Word Community Read, curated by New York Times Bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a […]

Sullivan is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, and the southern editor of The Paris Review. He writes for GQ, Harper’s Magazine, and Oxford American, and is […]

TheatreUNCA presents A Wrinkle In Time, adapted from the award-winning young adult novel first published in 1962, A Wrinkle in Time tells the story of Meg Murry, a teenager transported […]

The fall UNC Asheville Student Art and Ceramics Sale will be held Friday, November 18, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and on Saturday, November 19, from 9:00 am to […]

The symposium features hundreds of undergraduate research and creative project presentations by UNC Asheville students and presentations about their service-learning experiences. To learn more visit the Undergraduate Research Program website. […]

The UNC Asheville Wind Ensemble presents the Space Concert, directed by Dr. Emily Mariko, with live visuals by UNC Asheville student Benjamin Green.

Join us in celebrating our Fall 2022 graduates on December 9, 2022 in Kimmel Arena. Guest seating will begin around 3 p.m., and tickets are not required.

UNC Asheville presents "Our History, Reimagined," a Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Address from keynote speaker Clint Smith in Lipinsky Hall on Wednesday, January 18.

Twelve students from schools across the country will present at the Southern Appalachian Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Feb. 10-11 in the Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. The symposium provides a professional style philosophical forum for aspiring undergraduates to present significant and original work.

LEAF musician and educator Adama Dembele will lead a performance team of students, showcasing the role and importance of drums and dance in the ancient and present day tradition of his home country of Cote d’Ivoire.

UNC Asheville welcomes students, families and teachers to Owen Hall Day, a drop-in open house on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. Attendees are invited to explore the […]

The Common Word Community Read, curated by New York Times Bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a […]

Adrian Miller will give a lecture entitled "Southern Black Chefs in the White House" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Room on February 22, 2023 as part of the Thomas Howerton Distinguished Professor Speaker Series, "Diverse Roots at the Common Table: Culinary Conversations in the American South." Adrian is a culinary historian […]

Chris Mara, owner of Nashville’s Welcome to 1979 recording studio, will present a lecture, "Cutting Grooves,” at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Lipinsky Auditorium. Mara, along with his wife Yoli, have run the Welcome to 1979 recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee since 2008, and have recorded artists such as Jason Isbell and Lake […]

Pianist Martin Bejerano and his Cuban American Trio will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Lipinsky Auditorium, as part of the UNC Asheville Loves Piano Series. Bejerano, a native of Miami, Florida, has been active as a professional musician since the age of 15. Over the course of his career he has […]