ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- Warren Wilson College issued the following news: President of Warren Wilson College Dr. Lynn Morton has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor a North Carolina governor can confer for state service. Morton has served as president of Warren Wilson College since July 2017. She announced her retirement at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. She was the eighth person and first woman president of the school. During her ti  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 7 (TNStalk) -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: This morning at the University of North Carolina Asheville, 470 spring graduates joined by dozens of recent graduates from 2021 and 2020, were celebrated during an outdoor commencement ceremony on the campus Quad. The ceremony was a welcome return to pre-pandemic pomp and circumstance, with graduates in attendance ranging in age from 19 to 51. For well-wishers who couldn't make th  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSPar) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: In a collaborative effort, Hunter Library at Western Carolina University has established an extensive, digital collection that will provide improved access to regionally focused materials of Southern Appalachia. The Southern Appalachian Digital Collections was created with the University of North Carolina at Asheville through a Library Science and Technology Act grant. The partnership b  more