A Wyoming native and second-generation Japanese American, Lee Ann Roripaugh is the author of five volumes of poetry: tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed), Dandarians (Milkweed), On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year (Southern Illinois University Press), Year of the Snake (Southern Illinois University Press), and Beyond Heart Mountain (Penguin Books). From 2015-2019, she served as South Dakota State Poet Laureate.

UNC Asheville’s Turning of the Maples Virtual 5K is back for a second year – bringing the beloved campus tradition of Turning of the Maples to participants wherever they are. Registration for the 2021 5k (3.1 miles) is $25 and includes an exclusive Turning of the Maples t-shirt and sticker, as well as the essential ingredients to celebrate the fall season.

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Campus Week continues with a film screening of Masel Tov Cocktail, followed by Q&A with Director Arkadij Khaet.

German and Jewish poet Max Czollek is the acclaimed author of the bestseller "Desintegriert Euch" and the more recent "Gegenwartsbewältigung," both of which examine the actuality of modern Jewish life in Germany. His books, which critically analyze German representations of the federal republic’s Jewish minority, have sparked an important debate in German-speaking countries and beyond.

ReVIEWING Black Mountain College conference is a forum for scholars and artists to contribute original work on topics related to Black Mountain College and its place in cultural history. The format is designed to be interdisciplinary, with a three-day program that includes a full schedule of speakers, panels, workshops, and performances.

Join co-authors Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (Brown University) and Susan Clark Muntean (University of North Carolina Asheville) as they launch their new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems A Gender Perspective.

As part of the two-part Critical Perspectives Lecture Series, the UNC Asheville English Department welcomes guest lecturer Ari Friedlander, assistant professor of English at the University of Mississippi.

UNC Asheville's Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership and Cherokee High School are hosting a special lunchtime talk by Corey Gray and Sharon Yellowfly (Siksika Nation), who will share their work translating the physics of black holes and spacetime into the Blackfoot language.

Featuring both functional and sculptural ceramic work, the artists aim to highlight the versatility of clay as an artistic medium by contrasting the ornate/functional pieces of Sam Joyner with the […]

Writer and essayist Dinty W. Moore is author of memoirs Between Panic And Desire and To Hell With It.

Curated by New York Times bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, the Common Word Community Read brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a collective educational experience. Join Professor of History, Dan Pierce, for this first of three events supporting the spring 2022 read selection, "The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home" by Denise Kiernan.

In this virtual talk, world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist Richard Davidson will draw from scientific evidence that suggests that we can change our brains by cultivating certain habits of mind. By transforming the mind, these mental training strategies can improve the well-being of children and parents, students and teachers, citizens and communities.

In this virtual lecture, Anna Browne Ribeiro (assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Louisville) will explore some of the major ancient and historical patterns of expansion and contraction of political-economic systems alongside an analysis of resource and land-use strategies.

Room for a View "is an exploration of the correlation between brain and body memory of familial and familiar social experiences and the nature of the wet felting process, namely […]

Southern Book Prize winner Carter Sickels is the author of the highly-acclaimed book The Prettiest Star.

Join more than 70 local and regional organizations at UNC Asheville at NextFest, an opportunity to connect with employers offering full and part-time opportunities, internships, seasonal opportunities, graduate schools and years of service!

Join Paul Golin, executive director of the Society of Humanistic Judaism, for an open conversation about the diversity of beliefs among American Jews today.

Large-scale figure narrative paintings in the Private Domain series, an exhibit from UNC Asheville Professor Emerita of Art Virginia Derryberry, blend elements from mythology and alchemy, the forerunner of modern […]

Featured panelists Sol Neely, Juan G. Sánchez Martínez, Gilliam Jackson aka Doyi, and Trey Adcock (ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, enrolled Cherokee Nation) will discuss some of the ways Indigenous cultures see and understand the world, how Indigenous languages reflect worldviews rooted in relationships, and how storytelling serves to communicate knowledge across generations.

Diné writer Natanya Ann Pulley is author of the short story collection, With Teeth, and winner of the 2018 Many Voices Project competition

Join the University Chorale, Asheville Singers, and the UNCA Wind Ensemble for an evening of music. Chuck Taft, Melodie Galloway, and Fletcher Peacock, directors For more information, visit music.unca.edu/engage/upcoming-events/   […]

During Admitted Student Days, incoming students interact with people and offices to help them prepare for a smooth transition to UNC Asheville.

Join the University Percussion Ensemble and the AfroMusics Ensemble for an afternoon of music. Adama Dembele, Toby King, and Matthew Richmond, directors. For more information, visit music.unca.edu/engage/upcoming-events/   Community Expectations As members of this community, we care about everyone. Faculty, staff, students, and visitors have a shared commitment to take the necessary precautions to avoid […]

Curated by New York Times bestselling author and fellow UNC Asheville alumnus, Wiley Cash ’00, the Common Word Community Read brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a collective educational experience. This event, an exclusive documentary screening of "America’s First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment", is the second of three events supporting the spring 2022 read selection, "The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home" by Denise Kiernan.

Melissa Baltus (Univ. of Toledo) will consider the century of urban occupation and how Cahokia experienced a series of rapid material transformations in this virtual talk.

At 4 pm in the Highsmith Student Union, artist and UNC Asheville alum Ben Betsalel will give a talk, “Flight from Ukraine.” He will speak on his work and experiences in Ukraine, as well as the “Human Rights” art projects he has carried out in prisons and refugee camps around the world – and until about two weeks ago, in Ukraine. His talk will powerfully combine the political and the personal.

This in-person panel will feature three well-known area hiking experts, Danny Bernstein (author of numerous books on hiking in the region), Bill Hart (author of 3000 Miles in the Smokies and one of the foremost experts on the Great Smoky Mountains), and Jason McDougald (Director of Camp Grier and leader and one of the founders […]

The Department of Education invites you to join Asheville City and Buncombe County Area School art specialists for the closing reception to an exceptional exhibit celebrating community visual art mentors.

UNC Asheville Professor Emerita of Art Virginia Derryberry will be in-person for “A Conversation about Redux” in the Blowers Gallery. Derryberry will be giving a talk and discussing her work of large-scale figure narrative paintings from her Private Domain series. The exhibit, which is on display all month, blends elements from mythology and alchemy, the […]

Nadia Owusu is the author of Aftershocks, A Memoir (2021), a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selection.

Damon Akins (Guilford College) will give a talk focused on the history of writing about Native California, Indigenous sovereignty, and settler colonialism.

UNC Asheville's Office of Sustainability celebrates its annual 2022 Spring Greenfest with nearly two weeks of events and activities.