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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.

“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…

Associate Dean Celebrates Completion of Doctorate

Dr. Joshua Wilkey is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Student Success at Brevard College. From Dillsboro, North Carolina, he joined the Brevard College community in 2016 as an…

Digital Media Professor Curates Interdisciplinary Exhibition

Jordan Whitten began at Brevard College as an Adjunct Instructor in 2019 and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor. A native of Memphis, TN he holds a Bachelor’s of Fine…

Student Spotlight: Timiah McGhee

Brevard College Junior Timiah McGhee is a Business and Organizational Leadership (BORG) major and Criminal Justice minor. From Dover, Delaware, Timiah plans to attend law school to become a criminal…

 17 Tornados Named USA Cycling Academic All-Stars for School Record

A school-record 17 Brevard College Cycling student-athletes have been named USA Cycling Collegiate Academic All-Stars for the Fall 2021 season. To achieve Academic All-Star status, student-athletes had to compete in…

College Hosts Looking Glass Writers’ Conference with New Program for Young Writers

The 2022 Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference features award-winning faculty members, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Aimee Nezhukumatahil, and Crystal Wilkinson, who will guide conference attendees through nonfiction, poetry, and fiction writing…

Professor Links Theatre and Experiential, Liberal Arts Education

Abbey Toot is new to Brevard College, having joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Acting and Director in Fall 2021. Professor Toot earned a B.S. in Theatre Performance from…

Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Norway

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Professor and Director of Teacher Education, Dr. Betsy Burrows has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award…