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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.

Dr. Joshua Wilkey Named Brevard College Faculty Athletics Representative

Dr. Joshua Wilkey has been named Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) at Brevard College (BC), announced BC President Bradley J Andrews.  A vital position for the holistic and experiential success of…

Kwan Yi and Friends Recital

Pianist Kwan Yi will return to the Porter Center for a concert on Monday, October 31 at 12:30 pm. Yi is a professor of piano at Eastern Carolina University’s School…

Dr. Vance Reese, Organist, will accompany the 1922 silent film, Nosferatu

On October 30th at 3pm, organist Dr. Vance Reese will accompany the 1922 silent film, Nosferatu, on the Jaeckel organ in the Scott Concert Hall. Admission is free if you…

Dr. Jennifer Frick-Ruppert Appointed as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty

Dr. Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, who had been serving in an Interim role since May, was appointed as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of Brevard College. Her…

Brevard College to Award Full-Tuition Scholarships

Brevard College announced that it will award full-tuition scholarships to new students entering Brevard College in Fall, 2025 semester. Leadership at Brevard College designed the new program as a means…

Brevard College Theatre presents The Dreamer Examines His Pillow

Brevard College Theatre students will perform The Dreamer Examines His Pillow next Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in the Morrison Playhouse at Brevard’s Porter Center for Performing Arts. Written in 1985…

Dr. Vance finds her work rewarding when connecting students to their chosen professions

Professor of Sociology and Social Science Division Chair, Dr. Laura Vance, has been faculty at Brevard College for four years. From Kennewick, Washington, her research areas are new religions and…

“Dances for Universal Peace”: Piano Duo Recital in Porter Center

Brevard College faculty pianists Richard Riccardi and Vance Reese will perform a concert on Sunday afternoon, September 11 at 3:00 in the Porter Center.  The program is titled “Dances for…

Serendipity and Intercultural Connections with Cycling

Dr. Betsy Burrows, Professor of Education and Director of Teacher Education at Brevard College, received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Norway, for the 2022-2023 academic year. Dr. Betsy…

Brevard Mourns the Loss of Dr. Stephen Knott

The Brevard College Tornado Athletics family mourns the devastating loss of Dr. Stephen E. Knott, Ph.D. (1954 – 2022), Brevard College Faculty Athletics Representative, Associate Professor of Health and Physical…