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Antebellum Periodicals and the Origins of White Nationalism with LSU Boyd Professor J. Gerald Kennedy at Appalachian State

Antebellum Periodicals and the Origins of White Nationalism with LSU Boyd Professor J. Gerald Kennedy
Oct 25, 2017

Dr. J. Gerald Kennedy, Boyd Professor of English at Louisiana State University, will give a free public lecture on antebellum periodicals and the...

Dr. Davis Hankins: Faculty Member of Distinction, College of Arts and Sciences, Assistant professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion

Dr. Davis Hankins- Assistant professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Oct 24, 2017

Dr. Davis Hankins studies religion from a range of personal interests: literature, art, philosophy and psychology. He attributes this resourcefulness ...

A physics and astronomy class at Appalachian State University

AIP Survey Results put Appalachian Physics & Astronomy on Top
Oct 24, 2017

The American Institute for Physics (AIP) has released their survey of enrollments and degrees among physics and astronomy departments across the Unite...

fficials say tourism is the main reason North Carolina's wine industry has grown in recent years.

Thanks, Tourists! NC Wine Is Now A $2B Industry
Oct 20, 2017

North Carolina viticulture has blossomed into a $2 billion industry. It's got tourism to thank for the growth.Whit Winslow of the North Carolina ...

Crafting Stories with Poetry and Prose, Children’s Literature Symposium

Children’s Literature Symposium
Oct 16, 2017

Belk Library and the Reich College of Education will host the 4th biennial Children’s Literature Symposium October 26-28, 2017 with authors Allan Wo...

Professor Dan Michman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel at Appalachian State

Eminent Israeli Holocaust historian and Yad Vashem Institute director to speak at Appalachian
Oct 13, 2017

The Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences has hosted many distinguished scholars and historians at Appala...

Matt Gallagher, a Wake Forest University graduate, Iraq war combat veteran and former U.S. Army captain

Matt Gallagher, Veteran on campus as part of "Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath" series
Oct 11, 2017

Matt Gallagher, a Wake Forest University graduate, Iraq war combat veteran and former U.S. Army captain, will be returning to Appalachian State Univer...

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA), now in its seventh year, brings teachers from other countries to Appalachian State University to enhance their skills in teaching science and English as a foreign language.

Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA)
Oct 10, 2017

For the last five years, grad assistants from the Department of Languages, literatures and Cultures have worked with this grant and gained expertise i...

Samantha Genke, Head Cheesemaker of Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Lectures

Boxcarr Handmade Cheeses
Oct 10, 2017

Samantha will discuss what goes into running a small production business and what makes Boxcarr successful. She has been a part of the NC cheese indus...

Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy is in Australia, assisting Chilean solar vehicle Team Antikari.

Appalachian’s Team Sunergy travels to World Solar Challenge in Australia to advise Chilean team
Oct 5, 2017

Members of Appalachian’s solar vehicle team left Boone Friday, Sept. 29, for more than two weeks Down Under. They will advise the Chilean team on el...