Diverse ways of thinking can drive extraordinary innovation. In this special lecture, Keivan Stassun, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering, explores how embracing neurodiversity—recognizing and valuing neurological differences such as autism—can accelerate scientific discovery.

“Southern Indigenous Waters” is the first event in the “Rising Waters: Writing Place and Environment” Thomas Howerton lecture series, a series that puts humanities scholars in conversation with natural sciences scholars about issues affecting us all. On October 30, 2025, Duke hydrologist Ryan Emanuel and East Carolina University literary scholar Kirstin Squint will discuss the centrality of place and water for southern Indigenous people.

Join the English Department for the Katherine Min Memorial Reading, featuring a live performance by the Black Mountain–based podcast Palimpsest Productions. Palimpsest is a single-voiced audio drama exploring memory, identity, and the things that haunt us.

Discover what makes UNC Asheville a truly unique public liberal arts university at our Open House! Spend the day exploring campus, meeting current students and faculty, and learning about our […]

Dr. Kenneth B. Wagener, Butler Chaired Professor Emeritus and Butler Laboratory Director Emeritus of the University of Florida, is the speaker for the 27th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry. On Monday, November 17 at 7:00pm, he will be speaking on "The Positives and Negatives of Plastics in Today's Society."

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play, a wickedly funny satire presented by TheatreUNCA. This sharp comedy follows a group of overly “woke” teaching artists as they attempt to devise a politically correct Thanksgiving pageant that honors both Turkey Day and Native American History Month—with hilariously chaotic results.

Discover and take home unique, handcrafted creations by UNC Asheville students at the Fall 2025 Student Art & Ceramics Sale, featuring a wide variety of functional and decorative ceramics, prints, and other artwork.