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WEBAbigail Cutler, Arts&features writer • September 1, 2024. The University of North Carolina at Asheville requires all students to take four humanities courses that examine accomplishments from the past... UNC Asheville students and instructors distraught over the future of liberal arts following budget deficit. Adrian Davis, Contributor ...
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UNCA’s Blue Echo looks ready for a revival – The Blue Banner
WEBAug 29, 2021 · By: Maia Breashears Arts & Features Writer [email protected] UNC Asheville’s Blue Echo has been off the air for a year. But with a dedicated staff, a commitment to the UNCA community and an innovative plan for the future, the radio station looks to take on campus once again. COVID-19 hit the Blue Echo hard...
UNC Asheville students, faculty and staff protest UNC System …
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Dozens of UNC Asheville students, faculty and staff gathered on the Ramsey Library steps yesterday to protest a new UNC System Board of Governors Committee policy that could remove diversity, equity and inclusion positions across the system by next September. “The general and overarching consensus I’ve been hearing both in and out of SGA is that students are not only appalled and horrified ...
UNCA community says more should be done for Indigenous …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · November is American Indian Heritage month. Some students, like Lumbee tribe member Chrisoula Theodorou, feel like UNC Asheville can do more for their Native student population. “There needs to be an increased value of representation among indigenous students, and saying that as an indigenous student hurts and it’s very discouraging to be in my education,”...
UNC Asheville set to begin Lipinsky Hall renovations
WEBMarch 11, 2024. UNCA campus operations and Ramsey Library staff prepare themselves for the coming Lipinsky Hall renovations. During construction, Lipinsky Hall will be emptied and locations across campus will be utilized as temporary classrooms, offices and performance areas. “We have funding for the project and we’re getting ready to start ...
UNC Asheville students and instructors distraught over the future …
WEBMay 7, 2024 · The lecture “If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game.” Those were the words of Leonard Cohen as his song “You Want It Darker” filled the Lipinsky Auditorium. As it played students slowly filed in and sat down in the creaking chairs, waiting for the Humanities 324 lecture to begin. “There’s no more...
Black Lives Matter mural removal sparks new controversy at UNC ...
WEBOct 18, 2023 · Three years after a bomb threat at the University of North Carolina at Asheville over the Black Lives Matter mural that students worked to paint on University Heights, another controversy surrounds the mural. Construction that began earlier this year brought not just the disruption of traffic flow, and student beaten paths, but …
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WEBStaff. Michael E. Gouge – Faculty adviser and Senior Lecturer – Michael E. Gouge is a UNC Asheville alumnus with several decades of professional experience as a writer, editor and photographer at various newspapers and magazines. In addition to teaching in the Mass Communication Department, he’s the editor-in-chief of Blue Ridge ...