Class Schedule and October 3 Update
October 3, 2024
In order to provide sufficient time for students, families, faculty, and staff to prepare for instruction to resume, and in consideration of ongoing needs in the surrounding region, the University... [READ MORE]
October 1, 2024
From the Ramsey Center: We were extremely fortunate here in Mars Hill during the recent storm: Our students are safe and well-fed; we have power, water, and Internet; and our... [READ MORE]
Bailey Mountain Cloggers Director To Receive Lunsford Award
September 25, 2024
A highlight of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival is the presentation of its namesake award. This year’s recipient of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award is Danielle Buice... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Ranks Among the Best Colleges in the Region for Undergraduate Teaching
September 24, 2024
The annual college and university rankings from U.S. News and World Report are out, and Mars Hill University received high marks in several categories, including Best Colleges for Undergraduate Teaching... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Honors Benefactors
September 16, 2024
Mars Hill University honored several key supporters of the university during its annual President’s Recognition Reception, held Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Crest Center in Asheville. This year’s honorees... [READ MORE]
Lunsford Festival Gearing Up for 57th Year
September 13, 2024
The 57th edition of Western North Carolina’s second-oldest folk music festival returns to the town of Mars Hill and the Mars Hill University campus the first weekend of October in... [READ MORE]
Virginia Hart, Iconic Mars Hill Educator Passes Away at 101 years old
June 1, 2024
Virginia Hart, the longtime coach and professor who founded the Mars Hill University women’s varsity athletics program, passed away on June 1, 2024. Hart graduated in 1943 from Mars Hill... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Confers Degrees on 195 Spring Graduates
May 11, 2024
“The beautiful and hardest thing about our time here is that it inevitably ends,” said Mars Hill University graduate Lauren Sermersheim, delivering a student address to her fellow graduates. “In... [READ MORE]
Theatre Students Recognized During Golden Lion Awards
May 6, 2024
The Mars Hill University theatre arts department held its annual Golden Lion Awards on Friday, May 3, 2024, and recognized the following students, staff, and alumni for their work during... [READ MORE]
Mars Hill University Recognizes Students and Employees for Service to the Community
May 1, 2024
Mars Hill University presented awards to several students and employees for their service to the university and to others. The awards were given during the annual University Awards and Recognitions... [READ MORE]
April 26, 2024
Mars Hill University recently inducted the first 26 members into Alpha Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for first-generation college students. Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, is for first-generation students... [READ MORE]
April 4, 2024
The Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies welcomes the duo of Larry & Joe to the campus of Mars Hill University for the Ramsey Center’s annual spring concert on... [READ MORE]