Events

Poet and memoirist Luiz Rodriguez reads from his work April 28
Apr 18, 2016

BOONE—Luis J. Rodriguez, the official Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, will read from his work April 28 at Appalachian State University. His presentati...

Renowned New York based Imam, Shamsi Ali to speak with Rabbi and Revered in interfaith dialogue Monday at Appalachian State University
Apr 15, 2016

BOONE - The Department of Philosophy and Religion, in cooperation with the Center for Holocaust, Judaic, and Peace Studies, and the Muslim Student Ass...

The Center for Appalachian Studies and Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies to host three-part lecture and fundraiser focused on social justice activism
Apr 14, 2016

BOONE - The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, the Center for Appalachian Studies, as well as the Africana Studies Program, Black Facult...

Appalachian to host conference on economic history with panel from Cuba
Apr 7, 2016

The 11th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference in World History and Economics: "Institutions and Development," returns to Appalachian State University,...

Yom HaShoah Commemorations at Appalachian to Begin with Play by Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor
Apr 6, 2016

Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies is working with a multitude of partners throughout North Carolina to or...

Lecture on slave impressment during the Civil War in North Carolina presented April 14
Mar 25, 2016

Civil war historian Jaime Amanda Martinez will speak April 14 at Appalachian State University on “Slave Impressment and Political Dissent in Governo...

Author of “The Vegan Studies Project” to speak April 21 at Appalachian
Mar 24, 2016

Laura Wright, author of “The Vegan Studies Project: Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror” will speak April 21 at 5:30 p.m. in room 114 B...

Michael Eric Dyson to speak April 12 at Appalachian
Mar 22, 2016

Michael Eric Dyson, an American academic, author and radio host, will speak Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Art...

Award-winning poet and journalist Dannye Romine Powell talks about her craft March 31
Mar 14, 2016

During her career as a book review writer and editor, Dannye Romine Powell has interviewed some of the South's most notable literary talents: James Di...

Presentation and discussion of the global garment industry and its labor held March 17
Feb 26, 2016

A presentation and discussion of the global garment industry and the exploitation of labor will be held Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in Price Lake Ro...