Biology, Psychology major James Auwn receives competitive research scholarship
Feb 14, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — James Auwn, a junior molecular biology and psychology major from Cary, has been selected for the competitive Fulbright-MITACS Globalink Program.
College News, Students, Support, Grants & Research, Global Learning, Awards & HonorsApp State professor Katherine Ledford awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach in Jordan
Feb 13, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian studies at Appalachian State University, is spending the spring 2023 semester in Amman, Jordan, where she is fostering cross-cultural understanding through literature.
University News, Grants & Research, Global Learning, Faculty & StaffJudaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies students travel to Israel
Nov 28, 2022
BOONE, N.C. — From May 21-29, 2022, 5 Appalachian State students embarked on a journey from North Carolina to Israel through the generous support of the Greensboro Jewish Federation's Miriam and Abe Brenner Holocaust Education Scholarship Fund.
University News, Support, Faculty & Staff, Students, Global LearningNovember 5-10: "Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass" Events
Nov 7, 2022
BOONE, N.C. — Join the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies; Hillel; AEPi and Diversity and Inclusion for a series of events on Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass (9 November 1938).
College News, Events, Arts & Cultural, Global LearningOctober 19: "No Justice With Healing? No Healing Without Justice?" with Craig Higson-Smith
Oct 7, 2022
BOONE, N.C. — International Human Rights expert Craig Higson-Smith is slated to speak at Appalachian State on the role of seeking justice in healing torture and genocide.
College News, Arts & Cultural, Global Learning, EventsNext-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
Jun 28, 2022
On a postcard day in 2021, Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa crested the Balcony, a windswept rest spot high on Mount Everest’s Southeast Ridge. In front of his crampons, half-buried in the hardened snow, were the remains of the world’s highest weather station.
College News, Faculty & Staff, Global Learning, Grants & ResearchResisting Persecution: Jews and Their Petitions during the Holocaust
Jun 20, 2022
Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, Levine Distinguished Professor of Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, Department of History, has recently published a new article in the Journal of Holocaust Research.
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