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Feb 19: Juried Student Art Exhibition

The Brevard College Art Department opens its Spiers Art Gallery once more to showcase students’ original artwork in this spring’s Juried Student Art Exhibition. The show opens with a free reception…
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Feb 9: History Club Speaker Discusses Role of American FBI

Brevard College Director of Safety, Security and Risk Management Stan Jacobsen will discuss the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in America at the College History Club’s meeting Feb. 9.…

May 20-22: College Hosts Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference

 Brevard College and the Transylvania County Library Foundation will bring a new literary tradition to Brevard as they co-host the Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference May 20-22. The conference takes place…

Cyclist Arensman Represents USA in Belgium

By Joshua Cole, ‘16 Local Tornado and USA Cycling Division II national champion, Allison Arensman, heads to Huesden-Zolder, Belgium, this week to represent Team USA at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Jan. 30-31.…
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College Welcomes Director of Institutional Research

By Sam Blakley, ‘16 Brevard College is pleased to announce that Sherry Downing will join our campus community as the new Director for Institutional Research and Planning. Ms. Downing will report to…

Residence Hall Construction Continues

From BlueRidgeNow.com Construction is on track for a new dorm at Brevard College, which is being built in response to record high numbers in student enrollment. The college’s fifth residence hall being…

Cycling Team Places Third at Cyclocross Nationals

After its recent move to Division I, Brevard has proven to be up to the challenge. A third-place photo finish in Saturday’s team relay cemented a third-place result in the team…
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SC Contemporary Artist Opens Art Show

Contemporary artist Hilary Siber kicks off the New Year for Brevard College’s Fine Arts Department with her exhibition, “Fissured Optics,” Jan. 15 in the Sims Art Building Spiers Gallery. The opening…

Discover Transylvania on Your Bike

by Jordan Salman, Transylvania Times I like bicycles, possibly too much. I started riding a mountain bike for fun as a student at Brevard College, and somewhere over the past 12 years,…

College Set to Join USA South Conference

The USA South Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that Brevard College has been accepted to join the Conference as full members. Brevard is a currently in the process of reclassifying from NCAA…

Brevard Splits Salem DH with Dominant Game One; Game Two Features Near Seventh-Inning Comeback

The Brevard College softball team (9-13, 1-3 USA South) made its first appearance at the BC Softball Field in 18 games, competing in a USA South Conference doubleheader against Salem…

Carnes and McKnight Represent Men’s Basketball on CSC Academic All-District Team

Two Brevard College men’s basketball student-athletes, Jadon Carnes and Brock McKnight, were selected to represent the Tornados on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Carnes, a senior from Concord, N.C., and McKnight, a…

Baseball: Ten-Run Fifth Leads to Massive Run-Rule Win over Piedmont

The Brevard College baseball team (13-6) scored a whopping 10 runs in the fifth inning and 12 total unanswered runs to surge past (RV) Piedmont (12-7), 15-4, in seven innings…

Brevard College and Comporium Partner to Deliver Transformative High-Speed Internet Upgrade for Students and Campus Community

Brevard College students will soon benefit from faster, more reliable high-speed internet in their residence halls and throughout campus through a new partnership with Comporium Inc. to significantly upgrade internet…

Women’s Basketball Team Score 100 points in Semifinal Win over Pacers

The Brevard College women’s basketball team (23-4) reached 100 points for the first time in 2025-26, sinking its most single-game free throws in more than 10 years while hitting 12…

Big First Half for Tornados in 13-8 Conference-Opening Win

The Brevard College women’s lacrosse team (1-1, 1-0 USA South) secured a well-deserved victory in its USA South Conference opener, defeating N.C. Wesleyan (0-3, 0-1 USAS), 13-8 on Tuesday afternoon…

CHAMPS!!! Brevard Clinches First USA South Regular Season Title with Senior Day Triumph

Brevard College Earns Top Seed in 2026 USA South Conference Tournament The Brevard College women’s basketball team (21-4, 16-2 USA South) captured the program’s first USA South Conference Regular Season…

Tornados Win NCAA-Era Record 19th Regular Season Game

The Brevard College women’s basketball team (19-4, 14-2 USA South) cruised past Greensboro (9-14, 6-10 USAS) 85-61 on Tuesday evening at Haynes Gymnasium to complete the season sweep of the…

Historic Night for Men’s Basketball

Senior forward Jadon Carnes dropped a career-high 33 points, while senior guard KK Horton became the seventh member of Brevard College men’s basketball’s NCAA-era 1,000-point club as the Tornados (9-14, 3-10 USA…

Banff Mountain Film Festival Returns to Brevard College

The internationally acclaimed Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Brevard College this spring, bringing a curated selection of the world’s most inspiring mountain and adventure films to…

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