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App State student researchers Shaun Pell, a senior from China Grove, left, and Kiya King, a senior from Granite Falls, right, discuss an ancient pottery sherd with Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor of anthropology and co-founder of the Lumbee River Archaeology Project. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Unearthing history: App State-Lumbee Tribe partnership documents ancient sites in Robeson County
Nov 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Artifacts that have endured for thousands of years in the soil of North Carolina’s Inner Coastal Plain have become a bridge between Lumbee Tribe members, Appalachian State University student researchers and their shared commitment to preserving ancestral places.

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Department of Philosophy and Religion hosts NCRSA Annual Meeting, student earns Undergraduate Presentation Award
Nov 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion welcomed scholars and students from across the region to App State's Boone campus on Saturday, Oct.

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Looking Back: The second group of Europeans to walk through Mitchell County? [faculty featured]
Nov 4, 2026

Until the 1700s and the "long hunters" — as they were often called — there is little indication in the historic record that, other than the Spanish explorers previously discussed in this column, any other Europeans visited the mountains of Western North Carolina and what is now Mitch

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Patrick Richardson and Scott Roblee ’16 recognized with staff shout-outs
Nov 2, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Two members of Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) were recently recognized with staff shout-outs.

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Why one App State professor spends his money on weird movies instead of golf [faculty featured]
Nov 2, 2026

BOONE — An Appalachian State professor who teaches film to English majors wanted to do something offbeat — so he founded Toy Sheep Microcinema. A “little underground” and a “little punky,” its ethos mirrors his favorite kind of music.

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