Global Learning

Student Israel research presentation flyer

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...

Yom Hashoah event flyer

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...

Holocaust Cantata flyer

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 headshot

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...

Book Cover of Anthropology of the Machine: Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network by Michael Fisch

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...

Dr. Drew Shinell, Duke University, headshot

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 ...

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"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 ...

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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...

DLLC Symposium

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...