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Data and Assessment Specialist Jim Dees in Appalachian State University, right, shows visitors from Kurdistan, Iraq, a mobile app during a campus tour of Appalachian’s sustainability initiatives. Photo credit: Marie Freeman.

When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq
May 30, 2018

Over the last few decades, the United States’ relationship with Iraq has been tense, to say the least.

College News, University News
Photo of the St. Francis’ satyr butterfly. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 29, 2018

For Memorial Day, North Carolina Poet Laureate Emeritus Joseph Bathanti shared one of his poems originally published in War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities, which is published by the Department of English and Fine Arts at the United States Air Force...

College News, Events
Dr. Anton Seimon, research assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning, performs fieldwork. He is co-author of the article “Climate change, population, and poverty: vulnerability and exposure to heat stress in countries bordering the Great Lakes of Africa,” which recently appeared in the the journal Climatic Change. Photo submitted

Dangerous heat conditions to impact East African populations by late 21st century, according to new study co-authored by Appalachian professor
May 29, 2018

A new study co-authored by Dr. Anton Seimon, a climate scientist in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, shows residents of East African nations face daunting levels of heat stress by late 21st century as human-caused climate change intensifies.

College News, Faculty & Staff, Sustainability
Dr. Bruce E. Stewart’s “Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia” is now available in paperback format. Photo submitted

Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
May 21, 2018

“Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia,” which is edited by Dr. Bruce E. Stewart, associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of History, is now available from the University Press of Kentucky in paperback format.

College News, Faculty & Staff
NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
Nadine Lambert '17, from Asheboro, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics with a concentration in computation.

Nadine Lambert ’17 applies her math degree at CGI, a worldwide IT consulting firm
May 19, 2018

As a functional analyst with CGI, Appalachian State University alumna Nadine Lambert ’17 gets to solve puzzles every day.

College News, Alumni
MPA program at Appalachian opens doors for lifetime learners

MPA program opens doors for lifetime learners
May 19, 2018

If everyone loved his job as much as Mark Bradbury loves his, the world would be one big happy place.

College News, Faculty & Staff
Nancy Contreras-Quinteros, a senior chemistry major; Carly Peggs, an Appalachian junior majoring in psychology and Bethany Brotherton, a senior majoring in anthropology at Appalachian.

A trio of Appalachian students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
May 18, 2018

Nancy Contreras-Quinteros, Carly Peggs and Bethany Brotherton — all Gilman Scholarship recipients — will study and intern abroad during summer 2018.

College News, Students
Over 3,500 students receive degrees at Appalachian during commencement ceremonies, May 11-12

Over 3,500 students receive degrees at Appalachian during commencement ceremonies, May 11-12
May 18, 2018

Six commencement ceremonies were held at Appalachian State University over two days, Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12. A total of 3,229 undergraduate students and 369 graduate students received degrees.

College News, University News, Students
The inaugural Wilson Scholars, as new students, atop Table Rock in the Pisgah National Forest. The steep hike, according to Sarah Aldridge, second from left, became a metaphor for overcoming obstacles on the path to academic success. Photo submitted

‘Four years of transformative change’
May 17, 2018

Graduating Wilson Scholars reflect on their experiences in Appalachian’s premier scholarship program

College News, Students