Student recipients of Israel travel grants will present research at Greensboro Jewish Federation and at Appalachian
Apr 30, 2019
In March 2019, five Appalachian undergraduate students (with a minor in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies) became the first recipients of the C...
Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom HaShoah observed Thursday, May 2
Apr 29, 2019
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) is Thursday, May 2 and the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies along with the Temple of the High Count...
Appalachian Begins Days of Remembrance with Holocaust Cantata
Apr 24, 2019
The campus and High Country communities are invited to a concert by the Appalachian Chorale, a combined student/community choir of some 85 membe...
Valerie Plame, former CIA Spy: My Story and Lessons Learned
Apr 16, 2019
Valerie Plame, a former career covert CIA operations officer, will give a public talk titled“Valerie Plame, former CIA Spy: My Story and Lesso...
Mediating the Gap: An Anthropological Exploration of the Internet and Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network
Apr 11, 2019
The Department of Anthropology presents: Dr. Michael Fisch, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago"Mediating the Gap: An Anthropological Ex...
MIT Scholar on Armenians in Post-Genocide Turkey and Turkish Denial
Apr 8, 2019
Monday, April 15, 20197 p.m.Blue Ridge Ballroom, Room 201, Plemmons Student UnionThe evening lecture is free and open to the campus and community. RSV...
Climate scientist visits Appalachian to discuss the Challenges and Benefits of Mitigating Climate Change
Apr 4, 2019
Dr. Drew T. Shindell, a climate scientist and a co-author of the recent publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which dealt with ...
"Culture Wars Revisited: An Updated Call to Diversify the Curriculum in a Polarized United States”
Apr 2, 2019
Dr. Timothy J. Smith, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology will be hosting one of the annual Humanities Pedagogy Brown-Bag ...
Poet Richard Blanco kicks off inaugural Watauga Lyceum Series
Mar 28, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 20197:30 p.m.Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student UnionThis event is open to the campus and community.Richard Blanco was selecte...
The Inaugural Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Spring Symposium
Mar 22, 2019
Monday March 25, 20196:30 - 8 p.m.Greenbriar Theater, Plemmons Student Unionand Tuesday, March 26, 2019,8:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.Belk Library, Room 421The pr...