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Rethinking the Space of Southern Studies: Dr. Zackary Vernon on Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies
Sep 11, 2019
Zackary Vernon's edited collection Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies was published last month by Louisiana State University Press. The c...
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Bookstore Faculty Author Spotlight presents Dr. Denise Martz
Sep 10, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 20195 p.m. Plemmons Student Union, Price Lake, Room 201A.This event is free and open to the public.A program sponsored by the...
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Sanford Hall construction brings new homes to two academic departments
Sep 9, 2019
Spring and summer were full of changes for the English department and the languages, literatures and cultures department, formerly housed in Sanford H...
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Department of Anthropology Announces Fall 2019 Brown Bag Series
Sep 5, 2019
The Department of Anthropology hosts brown bag lunch sessions on scheduled Wednesdays each semester. All talks are free of charge, open to the pu...
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Reforming Reform at the Intersection of the Ivory Tower, the Pink Palace and the Trenches
Aug 28, 2019
Dr. Holt Wilson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, University of North Carolina - GreensboroFriday, August 30, 20193-4 p.m.Walker Hall, Ro...
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New Faculty and Staff in CAS 2019
Aug 27, 2019
Michael ReddishAssistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Fermentation SciencesEducation: B.S. Chemistry, Furman University; Ph.D. Chemist...
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Samuella B. Sigmann: 2019 Howard Fawcett Chemical Health and Safety Award
Aug 6, 2019
The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety (ACS CHAS) has announced Appalachian State University’s Samuella B. Sigmann ’...
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Joseph Bathanti wins Lee Smith Award for his literary contributions to Appalachian culture
Jul 17, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Joseph Bathanti — North Carolina’s seventh poet laureate (2012–14) — was recently honored with the Lee Smith ...
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Appalachian State’s Appalachian Journal, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly, releases volume 46
Jul 15, 2019
The new edition of Appalachian Journal, vol. 46. 1-2, features articles on foodways in Appalachia, the literature of Ron Rash, LGBTQ topics and a live...
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App State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
Jul 12, 2019
Appalachian State University is partnering with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity (WCHH) to build a home from the ground up. While Appalac...