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As part of this year's campus read, The Rev. Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D. visited campus to discuss his book, “Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America,” with the campus and community.

�㽶��ý’s Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville celebrated a milestone with record enrollment numbers for the 2022 fall semester, showing a ten percent increase over last fall’s enrollment.

The Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore, rector and dean of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) on �㽶��ý’s Columbia campus, has announced she will retire at the end of the fall semester following four years of outstanding leadership.

For Mike Stiff, assistant professor of biology, and his wife, building their own home was a way to support their family of four with little debt and have minimal impact on the environment.

Thanks to a grant from the Truist Foundation, Lenoir-Rhyne students will now be able to apply for funding to support them as they pursue internships.

Lenoir-Rhyne has hired Jeni Wyatt, Ph.D., as the inaugural assistant provost for undergraduate education. In this role, Wyatt will oversee initiatives that support and enhance the undergraduate experience.

A new interdisciplinary minor in science communication is giving students the opportunity to develop their skills in communicating science to public audiences.

Dyson’s rise from humble roots in Detroit to his present perch as a world class intellectual, noted author of 21 books, prominent leader and national media fixture testify to his extraordinary talent.

With an undergraduate student population of more than 800 commuters, these students make up nearly 45 percent of the enrolled student body.

The Visiting Writers Series returns for its 34th season and will host a variety of authors, poets, editors and more on campus this academic year.

�㽶��ý celebrated the completion of its $18 million Moretz Stadium renovation on August 18 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, champagne toast and fireworks. The event followed more than a year of work on the project.

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, faculty and staff gathered at the annual opening celebration on August 17.