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The Founding of the Farm at Black Mountain College

6/18/2015

  Students working on the Black Mountain College farm The farm at Black Mountain College was a remarkable achievement. Student-initiated and largely student-led, the farm was conceived in…

The Farm at Black Mountain College: A Hunt Library Happening

7/28/2014

Join David Silver, Visiting Scholar at the NCSU Libraries, for a multimedia happening that chronicles the rise and fall of Black Mountain College , founded in 1933 near Asheville, North Carolina.…

Social Media, Learning & Libraries

4/1/2013

Too often, professors think of research as books, journals, and libraries. Too often, students think of research as Google and Wikipedia. What happens when we use both? In this talk, Professor David…

The Farm at Black Mountain College

4/1/2013

Opened in 1933 and closed in 1956, Black Mountain College was a small, experimental art college located just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Despite its size, the college had a huge impact on…