Richard Blomgren, the Dean of Admission here at Warren Wilson College, participated in a radio program “The State of Things” that focused on higher education in North Carolina. From their site:

The State of Higher Education: From the pages of the New York Times to the cover of Time, colleges and universities in North Carolina have been getting all kinds of good press in recent weeks. Host Frank Stasio checks in with Ted Fiske, former Education Editor of the New York Times and author of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Randy Doss, Vice President for enrollment and campus life at Guilford College and Richard Blomgren, dean of admission at Warren Wilson College, about what this media attention means for the schools, the students and the state. Plus, Rocky Mount businessman Tom Betts weighs in on why he thinks North Carolina Wesleyan College should become part of the UNC system.

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