Arts and Culture
| November 10, 2015
The Meaning of the Mountain
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Black Mountain Institute heads into its second decade: A roundtable discussion on mission, money, and dreams in the Republic of Letters.
Topic: books and literature
Arts and Culture
| November 6, 2015
The Black Mountain Institute's 2nd Decade
A place of support for graduate students? A space for writers to solidify their ideas? A venue for provocative conversations? The Black Mountain Institute is that and more. This series examines its impact on 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and its plans for the future.
People
| September 10, 2015
A Conversation with Joshua Shenk
The acclaimed writer and new executive director of the Black Mountain Institute on the personal nature of art, the importance of creative partnership, and his long and winding road to Las Vegas.
Arts and Culture
| August 31, 2015
Recommended Reading: Fiction by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Alumni
These Black Mountain Institute-affiliated writers have been garnering national reviews with works that pull readers in and push their boundaries.
Research
| May 5, 2015
Books: 'Gandhi's Teachers: Henry David Thoreau' by Satish Sharma
The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.
People
| October 29, 2013
High Anxiety. High Art.
Alumna Alissa Nutting made headlines this summer with her controversial and acclaimed first novel. She'll read from the book about a beautiful teacher who preys on her young male students at this weekend's book festival.
People
| July 18, 2013
Mystery Solved
Murdered by a mobster? A surprising suicide? Alumnus says the truth behind Thelma Todd’s death wouldn’t make a dramatic movie ending.
People
| March 5, 2013
What to Say to Your Professor
Alumna puts 10 years of teaching experience into new advice book for college students.
People
| January 8, 2013
From the Archives: Alumna Dissects Relationships in Young Adult Novels
A lost job led law school graduate Daria Snadowsky to write candidly about a teen girl's sexual experiences in her first two books.
Campus News
| September 4, 2012
Black Mountain Institute at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Fall 2012 Readings and Panels Series
The Black Mountain Institute (BMI) at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ presents the following events as part of its Readings & Panels Series.
People
| July 25, 2012
Concierge Tales from the Las Vegas Strip
Years spent fulfilling customers' unusual requests provides 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alum Mariann Mohos humorous stories for her book.
Arts and Culture
| May 21, 2012
A Turning Point for Chicano Students
New work examines the aftermath of student protests of educational inequities in Los Angeles schools.