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STARTALK — a project funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center — to host the Chinese immersion program (virtually this year) by Appalachian State University from July 12 - July 30, 2021. Graphic for STARTALK.

STARTALK — an immersion in Chinese language and culture for high school students
May 18, 2021

High school students have the opportunity to embark on a virtual journey to Beijing and learn about Chinese language and culture through Appalachian State University’s STARTALK Program.

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Perry, a professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geography and Planning, is pictured working in high-altitude gear at the weather station he installed on the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru in 2018. Photo by Marie Freeman. Right photo submitted
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Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies hosts lecture on the Future of Holocaust Testimony
Mar 29, 2021

Beyond the Era of the Witness: Testimony, Digital Media and the Afterlives of Holocaust Memory with Dr. Noah Shenker

Thursday, April 8, 2021
7 p.m.
Virtual Event Via Zoom

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Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies Yom HaShoah poster for virtual event

App State marks Yom HaShoah with readings and ceremony
Mar 24, 2021

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Virtual event

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A poster promoting the 13th Southeast German Studies Workshop, hosted by the App State Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies. Graphic submitted.
A poster for the “Gender, Sex and Violence” online lecture by Stefanie Schueler-Springorum. Graphic submitted.
Laura Johnston ’99, ’19 in Alberta, Canada while on a trip partially funded by a College of Arts and Sciences SAFE grant. Photo submitted.

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Laura Johnston ’99, ’19, Appalachian Studies
Mar 4, 2021

SAFE Grant Student Spotlight: Laura Johnston ’99, ’19, Appalachian Studies  Laura Johnston was a graduate student from Deep Gap, N.C.  College News, SAFE Grant, Grants & Research, Global Learning, Outreach & Community Engagement, Alumni
Poster for the live Zoom event featuring Prof. Havi Dreifuss
Discussion virtual event with Dr. Renee Scherlen, political science; Dr. Curtis Ryan, political science and Joseph Gonzalez, interdisciplinary studies - global studies.

Threats to Democracy at Home & Abroad
Feb 3, 2021

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
12 p.m.

Virtual event for campus participants. Email Dr. Philip Ardoin, ardoinpj@appstate.edu to join this Zoom session.

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Dr. Omer Bartov, the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History at Brown University. Photo Submitted.

American-Israeli Historian Omer Bartov on Rewriting the Holocaust
Jan 20, 2021

Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

These virtual events are free and open to the public.
Registration is required.

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