2024 Mountain Studies Lecture
The 2024 Mountain Studies Lecture — featuring Dr. María Nieves Zedeño — was canceled due to Hurricane Helene. We are excited to welcome Dr. Zedeño to Boone for the 2026 lecture.
2022 Mountain Studies Lecture
The 2022 Mountain Studies Lecture featured Dr. Edwin Bernbaum, a mountaineer and scholar of comparative religion and mythology whose work focuses on the relationship between nature and culture.
Read more about the 2022 Mountain Studies Lecture.
Committee:
- Dr. Allison Fredette (Department of History)
- Dr. Howard Neufeld (Department of Biology)
- Dr. Mark Nunes (Department of Interdisciplinary Studies)
- Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand (Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
Inaugural Mountain Studies Lecture (2020)
Speakers:
- Dr. Aurora Elmore (National Geographic Society)
- Paul Mayewski (University of Maine)
- Dr. Baker Perry (Appalachian State Department of Geography and Planning)
- Dr. Anton Seimon (Appalachian State Department of Geography and Planning)
- Dr. Tracie Seimon (Wildlife Conservation Society)
- Alex Tait (National Geographic Society)
- Dr. Saskia van de Gevel (Appalachian State Department of Geography and Planning)
Committee:
- Dr. Mark Bradbury (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Katherine Ledford (Center for Appalachian Studies)
Dr. Baker Perry (Department of Geography and Planning)
Dr. Mark Spond (Department of Geography and Planning)