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Dr. Reeves Shulstad, professor in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, has received the 2022 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State’s Dr. Reeves Shulstad receives 2022 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
Mar 31, 2022

Dr. Reeves Shulstad, professor of musicology in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, has received the 2022 University of North...

An Appalachian State University student lounges beneath a tree on Sanford Mall while reading a book. Photo by Marie Freeman

3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
Mar 29, 2022

This spring, three acclaimed authors will visit Appalachian State University, in person and virtually, as part of App State’s Hughlene Bostian ...

Dr. Jonathan S. Jones, professor, Department of History, Virginia Military Institute, historian of the U.S. Civil War era and history of medicine assistant. Photo submitted.

Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and Opiate Addiction
Mar 25, 2022

As part of their annual “Civil War Speaker Series,” The Department of History and the College of Arts and Sciences will host Dr. Jonathan S. Jones...

Senior East Asian Studies major Asia Griffis and Dr. Kinji Ito, assistant professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Photo submitted.

Senior Receives Gold Award in National Japanese Language Competition
Mar 24, 2022

Asia Griffis, a senior East Asian Studies major from Raleigh, N.C. has recently won the Gold Award in the 2021 J.LIVE Talk competition: A national spe...

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Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies Partners with Israeli College to Launch Virtual Presentation Series on Medicine and the Holocaust
Mar 22, 2022

The history of medicine during the Holocaust is a broad, multidisciplinary field, which arouses the keen interest of many researchers worldwide. Durin...

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Southeast German Studies Consortium Workshop '22
Mar 21, 2022

In cooperation with the Southeast German Studies Consortium, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies will host the Fourteenth Southeast Ger...

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Writing For Change Visiting Writers Series
Mar 17, 2022

Writing For Change Visiting Writers SeriesDr. Wendy Hesford“Carceral Rhetorics: Race and the Politics of Recognition”Wednesday, March 23rd, 5:00-6...

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Geography and Planning series hosts Dr. Po-Yi Hung from Taiwan
Mar 16, 2022

Placing Tea: Mobility, Territory and the Agri-food Transfer between Taiwan and the Southeast Asian Highlands Thursday, March 31, 20223:30 p.m.Ran...

Eminent Israeli Haskalah Scholar Professor Shmuel Feiner. Photo submitted.

Eminent Israeli Haskalah Scholar Professor Shmuel Feiner to Speak at App State
Mar 14, 2022

The keynote lecture of the 2022 Southeast German Studies Workshop (SEGSW) will be delivered at Appalachian State on Thursday, Marc...

The Journal of Holocaust Research program poster. Graphic submitted.

Center Launches New Course Exchange with Western Galilee College in Israel
Mar 10, 2022

The Minor in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University is cooperating with the Holocaust Studies Program of Western Gal...