Exhibition on Jewish Life in Germany Today - Opening and Keynote Canceled Due to Hurricane Irma
Sep 5, 2017
UPDATE - NOTE Opening and Keynote Canceled: Due to approaching Hurricane Irma, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies has canceled the opening of the Traveling Exhibit 'German Jews in Germany Today' scheduled for Tuesday, September 12.
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Philosophy and Religion Department: fall 2017 Colloquium Series
Sep 1, 2017
The Philosophy and Religion Department fall 2017 Colloquium Series:
Tuesday, September 19
Dr. Jack Kwong, Associate Professor of Philosophy
"How Hope is Possible"
Meeting and Working with Nelson Mandela: Politics and Memory in a Democratic State
Aug 31, 2017
On Tuesday, Sept.
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The Edible and Visual South: UNC scholars visit Appalachian Sept. 15
Aug 31, 2017
Southern scholars Marcie Cohen Ferris and William R. Ferris of University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill will be on campus for two events Friday, Sept. 15, in Belk Library and Information Commons Lecture Hall 114.
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English major presents at American Literature Association
Aug 23, 2017
In May, Appalachian State University’s Tommy Young was one of a handful of undergraduates to present at the American Literature Association Conference, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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History of total solar eclipses in North Carolina
Aug 16, 2017
Since 1869 there have been three total solar eclipses in North Carolina: Aug. 7, 1869, May 28, 1900, and March 7, 1970. There will be three more before the end of the century: Aug. 21, 2017, May 11, 2078 and Sept. 14, 2099.
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Visual history archive with 55,000 testimonies of genocide survivors and witnesses will be accessible this fall through Appalachian’s Belk Library and Information Commons
Aug 8, 2017
This fall semester, Appalachian State University will become one of 79 sites to provide full access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. The archive contains 55,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of
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The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
Jul 31, 2017
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will occur over the United States. Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy have been working for months to share the experience with the campus and community.
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Community and campus events lead up to the Great American Eclipse; two occur July 28 and 29, with more in mid-August
Jul 27, 2017
As the Great Solar Eclipse approaches this August, there is much to learn about and participate in during the lead up to this rare event.
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'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt
Jul 19, 2017
An active volcano in northeastern Tanzania known to the Maasai as the “Mountain of God” has been quietly rumbling—and it is showing signs that an eruption is imminent.
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