The 460 full-time 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

Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
On a postcard day in 2021, Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa crested the Balcony, a windswept rest spot high on Mount Everest’s Southeast Ridge. In front of hi...

National Endowment for the Humanities Provides Funds for University Research
Elizabeth Perego, assistant professor, Department of History has been named one recipient of funds distributed by the National Endowment for the Human...

Resisting Persecution: Jews and Their Petitions during the Holocaust
Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, Levine Distinguished Professor of Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, Department of History, has recently published a new arti...

4 App State alumni awarded 2022–23 Fulbrights to teach or research abroad
Appalachian State University’s Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College, announces four ...

English Department Hosts Inaugural Summer Institute for Teaching Writing
English Department Hosts Inaugural Summer Institute for Teaching Writing Drs. Clarice Moran and Peaches Hash, both faculty in the Department of E...
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