The Western Front [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026
As a child in the 1930s and ’40s, Jacqueline Burgin could look out the living room window of her family’s home in Hot Springs and see across the F...
App State partnership brings hands-on STEM learning to rural Alaska students [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Appalachian State University is bringing new hands-on STEM learning experiences to middle school students thousands of miles awa...
Helene exposed cracks in western NC’s health care safety net [faculty featured]
Apr 16, 2026
Tropical Storm Helene’s impact on western North Carolina was felt acutely in the days, weeks and months after the storm, including in the region’s...
Dusty Roberts ’20 ’22 joins College Advising and Support Services Hub as Assistant Director in Hickory
Apr 15, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dusty Roberts ’20 ’22 has joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) as Assistant Director....
CAS students, faculty receive 2025–26 awards from the Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 14, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2025–26 awards. T...
Dr. James Goff and Dr. Steven Hageman to serve as macebearers for Spring 2026 CAS Commencement
Apr 13, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. James Goff, professor in the Department of History, and Dr. Steven Hageman, professor in the Department of Geological and Environm...
Dr. Zackary Vernon discusses his new book, Eating on a Mountain at the End of the World [faculty featured]
Apr 9, 2026
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni, published each month. The featured book for A...
Nominations open for 2025-26 Richard N. Henson Outstanding Advisor Award
Apr 6, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is accepting nominations for the 2025-26 Richard N. Henson Outstan...
App State collaboration earns top honor from Journal of Rural Health
Apr 6, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — A publication authored by a cross‑college research team at Appalachian State University has been recognized as the Journal of Rural ...
Off the map in Mongolia: App State geology students explore origins of ancient mass extinction
Apr 1, 2026
BOONE, N.C. — Humbling. Awe-inspiring. Life-altering. These are the words of students and alumni who have followed App State professor Dr. Sarah Car...