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Faculty Spotlights & Academic Life at Brevard 

Brevard College professors are highly engaged in the classroom and within the wider academic community. Faculty are active scholars within their academic fields and are masters of making their highly-specialized knowledge accessible to the students.

Students Complete 21-Day Immersion Expedition

Eight Brevard College students recently completed a 21-day immersion expedition canvassing the mountains of Western North Carolina. The trip, the culmination of the Immersion Semester for Brevard College’s Wilderness Leadership…

Unsung Suffragettes Project by Brevard College Students

The Friends of the Transylvania County Library is proud to sponsor, Unsung Suffragettes, a video presentation by the students of Dr. Margaret Brown’s U.S. Women’s History course at Brevard College.  It took…

Psychology Students Gain Skills to Help Others

Brevard College Psychology students are turning valuable, practical skills into action to improve the mental well-being for their fellow students and community members during these unprecedented and potentially stressful times.…

RURALS Publishes Recent Alumna, McKayla Robinette’s, Senior Project

McKayla Robinette `20, graduated from Brevard College this past May majoring in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainable Agriculture and a minor in Pre-Law. She is currently a graduate…

Brevard College, Brevard Music Center Partnership Shines

An enduring partnership between two of Western North Carolina’s most venerable institutions – Brevard College and the Brevard Music Center – shines as bright as ever with the Fall 2020…

Graduates Taking Action

Affectionately called the “Willy” major, Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (W.L.E.E.) is the nation’s premiere college outdoor leadership program. Two Brevard College alumni took their experiences as Wilderness Leadership and…

Record Enrollment Sets the Stage for Growth at Brevard College

The Spring semester brings another record enrollment for Brevard College with a 16% increase compared to Spring 2019 numbers. The increase follows record-breaking enrollment for the Fall semester, which stands…

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Preliminary Public Notice for Potential Impacts to Floodplains

Brevard College intends to seek financial assistance from USDA, Rural Development to develop sites already owned by the College, internal to the main campus. The scope of the project includes…

Brevard College Presents a Poetry Reading by Julie Swarstad Johnson

Brevard College presents a poetry reading by Tucson-based poet and writer, Julie Swarstad Johnson on October 22nd at 6 p.m. The reading, sponsored by a grant through the Brevard College…

Brevard Faculty Host Working Writers’ Reading

The 4th annual Working Writers’ Reading features Brevard College professors Dr. Alyse Bensel, Dr. Margaret Brown, and Dr. Jubal Tiner. Each author will read from their creative work on Tuesday,…