Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
May 16, 2019
For the second consecutive year, high school students of the High Country will have the opportunity to embark on a virtual journey to Beijing and learn about Chinese language and culture through Appalachian State University’s
College News, Grants and Research, Outreach and Community Engagement, Global LearningLearn a language, expand your worldview
May 14, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Wendy Xie teaches Chinese. She talks about the value and importance of learning another language.
College News, Faculty and Staff, Global Learning, Arts & CulturalFrom the Appalachians to the Andes
May 6, 2019
From the highest peaks to the Amazon rainforest floor, two groups of students led by Appalachian State University professors trekked through Peru in summer 2018.
College News, Global Learning, StudentsAppalachian sets new record with 4 Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists
May 2, 2019
An Appalachian State University senior and three university alumni have been named Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists for the 2019–20 academic year — a record-breaking number for the university.
College News, Students, Awards and Honors, Global LearningStudent recipients of Israel travel grants will present research at Greensboro Jewish Federation and at Appalachian
Apr 30, 2019
In March 2019, five Appalachian undergraduate students (with a minor in Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies) became the first recipients of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies' student travel
College News, Students, Grants and Research, Global LearningHolocaust Memorial Day - Yom HaShoah observed Thursday, May 2
Apr 29, 2019
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) is Thursday, May 2 and the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies along with the Temple of the High Country and Appalachian State University’s Hillel chapter and Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) chapter will be hosting a public reading of the names of Eu
College News, Events, Global LearningAppalachian Begins Days of Remembrance with Holocaust Cantata
Apr 24, 2019
The campus and High Country communities are invited to a concert by the Appalachian Chorale, a combined student/community choir of some 85 members, that will revolve around the performance of American composer Donald McCullough’s “Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps.”
College News, Events, Global Learning, Arts & CulturalValerie Plame, former CIA Spy: My Story and Lessons Learned
Apr 16, 2019
Valerie Plame, a former career covert CIA operations officer, will give a public talk titled“Valerie Plame, former CIA Spy: My Story and Lessons Learned” on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 7 - 9 p.m.
College News, Events, Global LearningMediating the Gap: An Anthropological Exploration of the Internet and Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network
Apr 11, 2019
The Department of Anthropology presents: Dr. Michael Fisch, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago
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