Faculty & Staff

German internees built a Bavarian-style village called Old Heidelberg while detained. Photograph by Adolph Thierbach, Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina

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...

Appalachian State University is bringing new hands-on STEM learning experiences to middle school students thousands of miles away through a partnership with the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program. Photo by Amber Johnson

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...

Damage inflicted by Helene to the Biltmore Village area of Asheville, pictured on Sept. 28. Credit: NCDOTcommunications

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...

A headshot of College of Arts and Sciences Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH) Assistant Director Dusty Roberts ’20 ’22. The background is black and Roberts is wearing glasses and a dark shirt featuring white dots.

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....

Three individuals smile for a photo. The middle individual is holding a certificate.

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 (left), professor in the Department of History, and Dr. Steve Hageman (right), professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, will serve as macebearers for the Spring 2026 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremonies. Photos by University Communications

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

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...

The App State College of Arts and Sciences logo in gold and white overlaid on an image of a spotlight with shimmer.

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...

Dr. Maggie Sugg (top left), Dr. Jennifer Schroeder Tyson (top right), Dr. Shishir Shakya (bottom left), and Sarah Ulrich '24 (bottom right)

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 ...

The App State-led Devonian Anoxia, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Extinction Research (DAGGER) group unfurls the National Geographic Explorers Club flag during geology research in Mongolia. Pictured, from left to right, are Dr. Sersmaa Gonchigdorj; Togtokh Javzankhuu; App State Professor Emeritus and adjunct research professor Dr. Johnny Waters; App State professor Dr. Sarah Carmichael; Will Waters (behind Carmichael); Dr. Diana Boyer; Randy Blood; App State senior geology majors Vanya Dill, of Morrisville

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...