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Student Joshua Whitehead wins Appalachian’s Truman Capote Literary Trust Award
May 23, 2016

BOONE—Student Joshua Whitehead has been selected as the 2016-17 winner of Appalachian State University's Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Crea...

Appalachian Geology student recipient of prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
May 9, 2016

BOONE - Devin Hoffman, junior Geology major and concentration in Paleontology, was recently awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in E...

Professor of history awarded prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend
Apr 26, 2016

BOONE - Dr. Jason White, assistant professor in the Department of History was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend in ...

Yom HaShoah commemorations at Appalachian State University begin with play by second-generation Holocaust survivor
Apr 26, 2016

BOONE - The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University is hosting a series of Yom HaShoah commemorations beginnin...

College of Arts and Sciences announces 2016 commencement speakers
Apr 25, 2016

BOONE - The College of Arts and Sciences has announced their 2016 Commencement Speakers for the Spring Commencement ceremony, taking place Saturday, M...

College of Arts and Sciences honors outstanding alumni and advisor during Honors Day Reception
Apr 21, 2016

BOONE - Each spring the College of Arts and Sciences honors exemplary students, faculty and alumni during the annual Honors Day Reception. Among the a...

Dr. Timothy J. Smith elected to the UNC Press Board of Governors
Apr 20, 2016

BOONE—Dr. Timothy J. Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, has been elected by the Universit...

Poet and memoirist Luiz Rodriguez reads from his work April 28
Apr 18, 2016

BOONE—Luis J. Rodriguez, the official Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, will read from his work April 28 at Appalachian State University. His presentati...

Renowned New York based Imam, Shamsi Ali to speak with Rabbi and Revered in interfaith dialogue Monday at Appalachian State University
Apr 15, 2016

BOONE - The Department of Philosophy and Religion, in cooperation with the Center for Holocaust, Judaic, and Peace Studies, and the Muslim Student Ass...

The Center for Appalachian Studies and Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies to host three-part lecture and fundraiser focused on social justice activism
Apr 14, 2016

BOONE - The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, the Center for Appalachian Studies, as well as the Africana Studies Program, Black Facult...