College News

The Murderers Are Among Us: Images of and Inquiries into Holocaust Perpetrators Since the Third Reich

“The Murderers Are Among Us” with Professor Thomas Kuhne, Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Jan 25, 2018

Monday, Feb. 12, Professor Thomas Kühne, the Strassler Chair in the Study of Holocaust History and the Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust...

 Dana Powell, author of Landscapes of Power

Q&A with Dana Powell, author of Landscapes of Power
Jan 24, 2018

Dana Powell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University, examines the rise and fall of the controversial Desert Rock Power Pl...

High Country Herbarium

High Country Herbarium: Preserving Plants & Plant Communities in the Southern Appalachians
Jan 23, 2018

Guest curated by faculty and staff in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State University, High Country Herbarium: Preserving Plants and Pl...

Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring offerings

Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring offerings
Jan 23, 2018

“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces its second discussion series, to take place during February, March and Apr...

Javiera Caballero

Durham PAC endorses Political Science Alum for open City Council seat
Jan 22, 2018

Monday night, the People’s Alliance PAC endorsed Javiera Caballero, 2000 graduate with a B.S. in Political Science, International and Comparati...

Small Treasons

Simon & Schuster announces the publication of Appalachian professor Mark Powell's ‘Small Treasons’
Jan 18, 2018

Simon & Schuster announces the publication of “Small Treasons,” the fifth novel by Mark Powell, assistant professor of creative writing and co...

Open Nominations for General Education Faculty Awards 2018

Open Nominations for General Education Faculty Awards 2018
Jan 17, 2018

The General Education Office is now accepting nominations for the following awards:Faculty Award for Excellence in General Education Teaching (NTT): T...

Appalachian State University will host Christopher Everett, Director of “Wilmington on Fire”

"Wilmington on Fire" Director, Christopher Everett to visit campus in February
Jan 17, 2018

On February 28, 2018 Appalachian State University will host Christopher Everett, Director of “Wilmington on Fire” for a screening, followed by a q...

L to R: BRES teacher and curriculum coach Tania Rollins, Appalachian STEM faculty Dr. Jamie Levine, Geology; Dr. Tonya Coffey, Physics; Dr. Dana Powell, Anthropology; Dr. Michael Madritch, Biology; Dr. Bob Swarthout, Chemistry and Environmental Science. Not pictured: Dr. Saskia van de Gevel, Geography & Planning; and Dr. Gypsy Price, Anthropology.

Appalachian faculty, students and alumni providing outreach in STEAM to community grade school
Jan 10, 2018

Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences in mid-November judged Science Fair projects completed by fourth, fifth and sixth graders at...

Dr. Allison A. Campbell, President of the American Chemical Society visits Appalachian Chemistry Department

President of the American Chemical Society visits Appalachian Chemistry Department
Jan 9, 2018

Dr. Allison A. Campbell, President of the American Chemical Society and Director of Earth and Biological Sciences at the Pacific Northwest National La...