
Dr. Beth Davison and Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 featured on Appalachian Excellence podcast
Mar 20, 2025
On this episode of Appalachian Excellence: Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Karen Fletcher, director of grants resources and services in t...

Appalachian Journal (vol. 52, no. 3) now available
Mar 12, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 3) focuses on the many talented and brilliant visual art...

March 27: “Beyond Borders” with Authors Li Kotomi and Yang Yi
Mar 11, 2025
“Beyond Borders: Non-Native Writers and the Shifting Landscape of Japanese Literature”Featuring Li Kotomi and Yang YiThursday, March 27, 2025, fro...

March 5-6: Brian Harnetty
Feb 7, 2025
Brian Harnetty is an interdisciplinary sound artist who works with archives and communities to foster social change. He creates sonic encounters cente...

March 27: Blue Ridge Ballads Revisited with Apalachian Studies' Trevor McKenzie
Jan 30, 2025
This presentation and performance traces the history behind ballads from the Blue Ridge Mountains. While strongly associated with European and British...

February 21-22: 4th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 30, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The 2025 Boone Docs Film Festival, showcasing short documentaries focused on the people who live and work in Appalachia, expands this ...

Dr. William Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 appointed 2024-27 Sharpe Chair
Jan 30, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. William ("Billy") Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 has been appointed the 2024-27 Sharpe Chair. Made possible through an endowment estab...

Jesse Barber '24 documents Hurricane Helene
Jan 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Jesse Barber '24, an alumnus of the Appalachian studies program, has been a key documentarian in media efforts to cover the stories We...

May 4: Folk-Infused Classical Music: Listening Workshop and Concert
Dec 20, 2024
“Resounding Resistance: Folk-Infused Classical Music, 1937-1945”Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 3:30-5:30 p.m.Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center[...

February 22: Documenting Our Common Humanity: Climate, Community, Resilience
Dec 13, 2024
Documenting Our Common Humanity: Climate, Community, ResilienceSaturday, February 22, 2025, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)Appalachian T...