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Scholar discusses Black women, food and power in the South
The James Beard Award-winning author and University of Maryland professor will host the interactive conversation on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union.
Five Points residents rally to preserve wooded area owned by UNCA
Residents of Asheville’s Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The university says it has made no decisions about developing the area.
Letter: UNCA, don’t raze the forest
“Over the decades, thousands of residents from Five Points, Montford and beyond have enjoyed this forest as a local green reprieve from our urban stressors.”
Year in Review: Readers weighed in on development, health care, UNCA and more
The letters to the editor, commentaries and online comments published in Xpress over 2024 yield insights into readers’ concerns that hit close to home.
Letter: UNCA should evolve with new programs
“Build a new curriculum that has application in the workforce, and the students will come. In doing so, the liberal arts education offered at UNCA will not only survive, but it will also thrive.”
Ongoing updates about schools news on Friday, Oct. 4
The following is an ongoing list of news about education-related resources in Western North Carolina in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. This list will be updated as new information comes in:
Letter: Take UNCA concerns to legislature
“UNCA is just one more victim of a legislature hostile to excellence in public education at all levels.”
Letter: Theater is not a luxury
“I am concerned that students seeking a ‘liberal arts’ environment, experience and education will notice (like spinach between your teeth) that a theater experience is not available. Perhaps they will then choose another university.”
Letter: UNCA cuts will damage region, future generations
“The humanities and the arts inform leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals how to lead, how to make ethical decisions, how to engage in creative problem-solving and how to treat other human beings from all walks of life.”
Letter: Liberal arts cuts at UNCA hurt community
“Asheville is worse off as a community for gutting the foundation of a liberal arts core.”
Local theater companies respond to the loss of UNCA’s drama department
UNCA faculty and local theater professionals believe the department’s loss will have lasting effects.
What’s new in food: North Asheville Tailgate Market returns to summer in the shade
A new agreement with UNC Asheville has moved the market back to its original tree-covered lot for the summer. Also in this week’s food news, canning workshops and wine classes, the closure of a North Asheville neighborhood restaurant, summer menus and ice cream flavors and much more.
Letter: Applause for spotlighting UNCA action
“Local playwright Travis V. Lowe’s brilliantly written letter clearly illustrates key points about the proposed elimination of UNC Asheville’s drama program.”
Letter: Mourning loss of UNCA drama program
“As good stewards of our state educational system, the Board of Governors understands that a wise manager helps an important but struggling program by adding resources rather than taking them away.”
Letter: A disturbing turn of events for UNCA
“One suggestion would be for our legislature to stop handing out vouchers for private school attendance and focus on adequately funding public schools and universities.”
Letter: UNCA overreaches with protest surveillance
“It raises serious questions about the fairness and integrity of our institution’s commitment to free speech and equal treatment under campus policies.”
What happens if UNC dismantles diversity programs?
“In academia, DEI crosses multiple disciplines, and in the real world, as in our classrooms, DEI is about learning to pass the mic.”
New study explores connections between craft and community health
Artist Luis Alvaro Sahagún Nuño, student Kerstan Nealy and professor Ameena Batada reflect on their experiences with the project.
Area colleges tackle challenges, opportunities of AI in the classroom
Since public interest skyrocketed in 2022 after the launch of OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, area college officials have have been scrambling to educate themselves about a technology that could dramatically transform higher education over the next few years.
TDA approves about $10 million for community projects but not affordable housing
The big question heading into the April 24 meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority was whether affordable housing projects would qualify for financing from the agency’s new $10 million grant fund. The answer was “not really.”
