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Brevard College Commits to Fossil Fuel Divestment
As of Friday morning, Brevard College became the first academic institution in the Southeast to commit to divesting from fossil fuels by 2018. The announcement comes one week after Global Divestment Day. “Part…
Paddling Team Competes in Alabama
by Casey Whitmire The Brevard College Paddling club recently competed in a series of races in Alabama, including slalom, tandem races, boatercross, and downriver. The newly revived club will compete in a…
Call for Entries: Asheville Art Museum’s Third Annual New Media Juried Exhibition
Eligibility Open to all North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia based artists working in single channel, screen-based new media, including video art, experimental animation, and timebased media. Form and Type…
Record Increase in Spring Enrollment
Brevard College returned to its high-water mark this spring as enrollment numbers sailed above what the college had seen in 14 years. New student spring enrollment increased 27 percent compared to…
Lenox Named Academic All-District
Brevard College sophomore Madison Lenox is currently seventh among players in scoring with 631 points. She is equally successful in the classroom with a 3.9 GPA. Sophomore guard Madison Lenox of…
Climbing Team Competes in Nashville
Written by Casey Whitmire On Saturday, February 7, the Brevard College Climbing Team traveled to climbing venue The Crag in Nashville, TN for their first climbing competition of the semester. The…
Women’s Basketball Continues Winning Streak
The Brevard College women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to four games by defeating Converse, 66-54, in non-conference action on Monday night in the Sally Abney Rose Complex. The…
Mar 6: 2015 Transylvania Spring Business Summit
Blue Ridge Community College, VISION Transylvania, and Brevard College are sponsoring the 2015 Transylvania Spring Business Summit on Friday, March 6, 2015. 2015 Transylvania Spring Business Summit Date: Friday March 6, 2015…
Mar 12: Photojournalist Platon to Lecture
Gifted storyteller and world-renowned portrait photographer Platon will deliver the spring 2015 J. R. McDowell lecture Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ingram Auditorium in the Dunham Music…
Mar 2: First Mondays Concert Series
The Brevard Music Center in partnership with Brevard College presents its First Mondays concert series on March 2, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. in Scott Concert Hall at the Porter Center…
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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