Doris Morgan Rueda navigates justice system, overlooked history of Latinx community [faculty featured]
Oct 29, 2025
Doris Morgan Rueda was studying criminology and planning to go to law school before slightly changing course. She realized that what she loved so much about studying law was the historical background of it. She then began to examine history and law together.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Anna Cremaldi receives Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Oct 29, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Anna Cremaldi, associate professor of philosophy in the Appalachian State University Department of Philosophy and Religion, is the recipient of the 2024-25 Excellence in Academic Advising Award.
Awards & Honors, College News, Faculty & Staff
Fall foliage forecaster predicts peak for leaf peeping season in Western North Carolina [faculty featured]
Oct 17, 2025
Howard Neufeld, a professor of plant eco-physiology at Appalachian State University in Boone, who also runs the "Fall Color Guy" Facebook page, said Oct.
Faculty & Staff
App State spotlights achievements in research, scholarship and creative activities
Oct 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — This year’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) event — Appalachian State University’s annual showcase of faculty research and creative endeavors — featured keynote addresses from App State faculty members Dr.
Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research, University News
Folk Revival After Helene [faculty, alumni featured]
Oct 7, 2025
On a warm Wednesday in August, the crowded patio of the Old Marshall Jail Hotel in Marshall, North Carolina, falls silent as seventh-generation ballad performer Sheila Kay Adams begins to sing. Her rich, practiced voice mingles with the flow of the French Broad River a few yards away.
Alumni, Arts & Cultural, Faculty & Staff
App State and regional artists channel Helene’s impact into creative works of hope and healing
Oct 1, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Hurricane Helene is often remembered for scenes of destruction — but at Appalachian State University and in the surrounding community, artists have found beauty, hope and healing in the brokenness, channeling the storm’s impact into creative works.
Arts & Cultural, Alumni, Faculty & Staff, University News
Just in Time for Leaf-Peeping Season, the Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens [faculty featured]
Sep 24, 2025
Almost a year after Hurricane Helene carved a devastating path through Western North Carolina, toppling millions of trees and gutting a key tourism season for the region, the Blue Ridge Parkway is once again open, and the mountains are ready to show off.
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Leonardo Flores shares digital writing expertise with IIT Jodhpur through Fulbright Specialist Program
Sep 17, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In August, Dr.
Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff, Grants & Research
Howard Neufeld, 'The Fall Color Guy,' looks for a return of mountain visitors a year after Helene [faculty featured]
Sep 12, 2025
The fall foliage season is an important tourism draw for Blue Ridge Mountain communities. Helene struck just weeks before 2024’s peak, effectively putting it on hold.
Faculty & Staff