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Dr. Leo Flores is a professor in and the chair of the Appalachian State University Department of English.

Dr. Leonardo Flores shares digital writing expertise with IIT Jodhpur through Fulbright Specialist Program
Sep 17, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In August, Dr. Leonardo Flores, professor in and chair of the Appalachian State University Department of English, traveled to India to...

As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review

Appalachian Journal debuts open-access expansion As the Crow Flies
Sep 12, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on Sept. 15. Appalachian...

Dr. Howie Neufeld

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 p...

Rebecca Newman

Veterinary Technology program's Rebecca Newman interviewed on The Veterinary Roundtable podcast
Sep 11, 2025

In this episode, the ladies welcome Rebecca Newman, Appalachian State University's Assistant Program Director and Wellbeing Coordinator and Bright Min...

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

September 16: American Coup Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sep 11, 2025

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 Film Screening and Panel DiscussionTuesday, September 16, 2025, from 7-9 p.m.Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (5...

From left, junior anthropology majors, Shaun Pell, Matthew Chapman and Ava O’Nan measuring the size of the samples while in Alice Wright’s lab on Aug. 27.

Bard with the Beard and underwater archaeology: Unique fall classes
Sep 11, 2025

Step into the 15th century, dive underwater or pick up a calligraphy brush to expand skillsets in various areas of study. App State offers a number of...

Dr. Howie Neufeld

Trees are looking 'very good' as return of fall colors nears [faculty featured]
Sep 10, 2025

HIGH COUNTRY — Starting in mid- to late-September, and ramping up in October, visitors from all over the United States flock to the High Country to ...

According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm late in the evening of Sept. 26, 2024. The storm reached the Southern Appalachians on Sept. 27, 2024, causing widespread flooding, landslides, downed trees and power outages. Image courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

What made Hurricane Helene a historic storm?
Sep 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rain and wind to the High Country, leaving a lasting impact across the reg...

Dr. Jon Davenport

App State researchers document Helene's impact on forests, streams months after devastation [faculty featured]
Sep 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Months after Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina, researchers at Appalachian State University are still documenting ...

App State enrolls 21,798 Mountaineer students in fall 2025, a 1.1% increase over last fall. This steady growth is supported by intentionally managed enrollment at the Boone campus and continued growth in the App State Hickory and App State Online student populations. Photos by Troy Tuttle, Chase Reynolds and Wes Craig

21,798 Mountaineers enroll at App State for fall 2025
Sep 5, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — This fall, Appalachian State University reports continued steady growth, welcoming a record-setting enrollment of 21,798 Mountaineer s...