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Dr. Clarice Moran earns Baden-Württemberg Mobility Grant

Dr. Clarice Moran earns Baden-Württemberg Mobility Grant
Apr 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University faculty members have been awarded the Baden-Württemberg–North Carolina Faculty Mobility Grant, marking the first time Appalachian faculty have been selected to travel to Germany through the program.

Faculty & Staff, Global Learning, Grants & Research
The Nationally Competitive Scholarships logo featuring the block A with text underneath it reading "Nationally Competitive Scholarships."

CAS students awarded Gilman International Scholarships to study or intern abroad
Mar 26, 2026

Appalachian State University is proud to announce that a record 16 students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in 2025 to support their study or internship experiences abroad.

Awards & Honors, Global Learning, Students
This badge signifies App State’s status as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright scholars and students for the 2025–26 academic year. The university is the only master’s institution nationwide to receive the honor this year. Image courtesy of the Fulbright Program

App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2025–26
Feb 23, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is one of seven colleges and universities nationwide named a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright scholars and students for the 2025–26 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State and Institute of International Education.

Awards & Honors, Faculty & Staff, Global Learning, Students, University News
Alli Ozboz

Boone student seeks volunteers for fee-free English teaching program abroad [student featured]
Jan 5, 2026

BOONE — Appalachian State University junior Alli Ozboz is helping lead an international nonprofit program that sends young adults abroad to teach English in underserved communities, with plans to direct a summer program in Romania in 2026.

Global Learning, Students
Mountaineer students gather in front of Belfast City Hall in Belfast — the capital of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom — during the App State summer 2024 study abroad program “Human Rights and Peacebuilding in Ireland and Northern Ireland.” The study abroad program was co-led by Dr. Jessica Martell, professor in App State’s Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and coordinator of the global studies degree program, and Dr. Belinda Walzer, associate professor in App State’s Department o
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), or Parlamentarisches Patenschafts-Programm (PPP), logo.
Appalachian State University's Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College, is pleased to announce that the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has selected two College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumni to receive awards for the 2025–26 cycle.
Authors Li Kotomi (left) and Yang Yi (right) will present “Beyond Borders: Non-Native Writers and the Shifting Landscape of Japanese Literature” on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 6-7:30 p.m. on Zoom.

March 27: “Beyond Borders” with Authors Li Kotomi and Yang Yi
Mar 11, 2025

“Beyond Borders: Non-Native Writers and the Shifting Landscape of Japanese Literature”
Featuring Li Kotomi and Yang Yi
Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Arts & Cultural, College News, Events, Global Learning
Dr. Aviva Chomsky is professor of history and coordinator of Latin American studies at Salem State University.

October 28: "Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration" with Dr. Aviva Chomsky
Sep 26, 2024

"Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration"
with Dr. Aviva Chomsky, Professor of History at Salem State University
Monday, October 28, 2024, from 7-9 p.m.
Room 116, Anne Belk Hall

College News, Events, Global Learning
Appalachian State University's Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures will host the Colombian Film Festival on six evenings throughout the Fall 2024 semester.

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures announces Colombian Film Festival
Aug 28, 2024

Note: The Colombian Film Festival schedule was revised on October 14, 2024, due to Hurricane Helene.

College News, Events, Global Learning