Specht named dean of Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Neva J. Specht has been named dean of Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences after a national search. She begins her duties May 1.
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Philosophy faculty member featured in recent Hi-Phi Nation podcast
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Christopher Bartel, an associate professor of philosophy at Appalachian State University, has contributed to “The Cops of Pop,” the fifth episode of “Hi-Phi Nation,” a story- and sound-driven podcast about philosophy.
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Dan German Speaker Series April 4 and 12 to include Princeton professor, University of Warwick chancellor and journalist
Mar 24, 2017
The new Dan German Speaker Series at Appalachian State University has invited international experts to lead conversations in April on topics ranging from the current tensions in transatlantic relations to human rights in the 21st century.
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Cambodian labor organizer and delegate to U.N. Conference on the Status of Women to speak at Appalachian March 30
Mar 22, 2017
ophorn Yang, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU) and a delegate to the United Nations Conference on the Status of Women, will speak at Appalachian State University on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m.
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Poet Al Young to appear April 6 in Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Mar 22, 2017
When Al Young was in the second grade, the venerable poet recalled recently, his teacher made him and his classmates recite poetry regularly.
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Thinking about your future may make you less trusting and more critical of others
Mar 22, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Andrew Monroe is a psychologist in the College of Arts and Sciences who studies people’s moral and social judgments.
Solar system astronomer Michael Brown to give public lecture at ASU
Mar 20, 2017
For those who took hard the news of Pluto’s disqualification as the ninth planet in the solar system, strong evidence suggests that a replacement is on the way, as discovered by the “Pluto Killer” himself, Michael Brown.
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Appalachian Veterans Arts & Humanities Collective to host Vietnam vet writers
Mar 20, 2017
The Appalachian Veterans Arts & Humanities Collective at Appalachian State University is hosting a staged reading of “Brothers Like These” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, in the Parkway Ballroom of the Plemmons Student Union.
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Public Lecture Announced with Dr. Michael T. Taussig, Columbia University
Mar 20, 2017
"Corpse Magic for Vengeance and its Curious Demise"
Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 5:00pm
In the Bryce and Izoria Gordon Gathering Hall, Room 124B
located in the Reich College of Education
Appalachian’s “Say What?” presentations on freedom of speech to include 5 nationally recognized speakers; several timely topics to be addressed
Mar 20, 2017
Five speakers, all experts in their fields, will deliver lectures and/or lead discussions during “Say What?: Examining Freedom of Speech at App State,” a weeklong series of events beginning March 23 on the campus of Appalachian State University.
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