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 Arts at Appalachian State University. His talk, originally scheduled for Jan. 21 as part of the university's Martin Luther King Jr.
College News, EventsAward-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 Dickey, Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote, Reynolds Price and Lee Smith to name a few. Powell will talk about her work and her poetry March 31 during
College News, EventsPresentation 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 Room in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union. The presentation is free and open to the public.
College News, EventsPoet Ed Madden will read from his work March 3 at Appalachian
Feb 22, 2016
Poet Ed Madden opens the spring Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series Thursday, March 3, at Appalachian State University. He will give a craft talk, “Public Voice, Public Work,” at 2 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room.
College News, EventsBathanti named the Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence
Feb 19, 2016
Joseph Bathanti has been named the Charles George VA Medical Center (VAMC) Writer-in-Residence in an innovative program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in Asheville. The program is funded by a North Carolina Arts Council and North Carolina Humanities Council grant.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Awards & HonorsProfessor and author Dr. Robert Hazen to present current research during upcoming Morgan Science Lecture March 23
Feb 16, 2016
BOONE - Dr. Robert M. Hazen, research scientist at the Carnegie Institution and professor at George Mason University, will be guest lecturer for Appalachian State University's upcoming Morgan Science Lecture.
College News, EventsNina G. Jablonski to speak on the politics of skin pigmentation at annual Dean’s Advisory Council Interdisciplinary Lecture
Feb 11, 2016
BOONE - Nina G. Jablonski, author, anthropologist and professor, will be the special guest speaker at the 6th Annual Dean’s Advisory Council Interdisciplinary Lecture, March 17, 7pm, in Belk 114.
College News, EventsNSF grant supports new approach to teaching botany
Feb 7, 2016
BOONE—A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two faculty members at Appalachian State University will support their work to develop engaging botany laboratory experiences for undergraduate students and, at the same time, build a database related to ecological changes occurring in t
College News, Sustainability, Grants & ResearchCollege of Arts & Sciences chooses six recipients for summer grant research
Feb 3, 2016
Boone - This summer the College of Arts and Sciences will provide six $5,000 grants to faculty to work on scholarly research, creative projects and external funding proposals that will enhance the transformational experience of Appalachian students.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Grants & ResearchHumanities Council welcomes the new semester with “Warm Up with the Humanities”
Feb 2, 2016
BOONE - This spring the Humanities Council will feature the works of new faculty during "Warm Up with the Humanities." The event will take place February 26, 2016, from 1pm to 4pm in Belk Library room 421. Hot chocolate will be served during the event.
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