The 550+ faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences represent a rich diversity of educational background and professional expertise. Most of the faculty in the College hold terminal degrees in their discipline, and all faculty members are dedicated to their teaching and research.
Faculty & Staff News
Dr. Brett Taubman featured on WUNC's The Broadside
Jan 23, 2026
From bourbon to chow chow, fermentation is everywhere in Southern food and drink. But how did this "controlled form of rotting" become so prevalent in...
Vet Tech's Jennifer Serling named president of National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
Jan 23, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Jennifer Serling, director of Appalachian State University's Veterinary Technology program in the Department of Ru...
Dr. Jewel Parker ’16 ’18 awarded Southern Historical Association's Dissertation Prize
Jan 22, 2026
When Dr. Jewel Parker, a 2024 graduate of UNC Greensboro’s History Department, learned that her dissertation had won the C. Vann...
Library hosts reading of Mulan for International Storytime series [faculty featured]
Jan 21, 2026
Dr. Wendy Xie, professor of Chinese at Appalachian State University, reads Mulan with her students at the Watauga County Public Library Inte...
Dr. Kinji Ito recognized for translation of nineteenth-century Japanese text
Jan 21, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Kinji Ito, associate professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, received an award ...
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