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Diana Wilcox ’91 is business and technology applications analyst and customer service supervisor at Appalachian’s New River Light and Power. Photo submitted

Diana Wilcox ’91 awards NRLP scholarship she received as a student at Appalachian
Aug 29, 2018

Thirty years ago, Diana Wilcox’s high school guidance counselor suggested seniors interested in attending Appalachian State University should apply ...

Cratis Williams, professor of English, sitting at a desk beside another man looking at a newspaper at Appalachian State University (1967-current).

40/45/50th Anniversary Celebrations for Appalachian Studies- updates to festivities
Aug 28, 2018

Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Center for Appalachian Studies, the 45th anniversary of ...

Recovery Boys: Screening and Director’s Talk with Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Academy Award Nominated Director, “Heroin(e)”

Recovery Boys: Screening and Director’s Talk
Aug 28, 2018

Recovery Boys: Screening and Director’s TalkElaine McMillion Sheldon, Academy Award Nominated Director, “Heroin(e)”Monday, Sept. 10, 20186 p.m.B...

The Engare Sero footprint site in Northern Tanzania, Africa. Photo by Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce

Disappearing footprints in Tanzania
Aug 27, 2018

Appalachian researchers use photogrammetry to quantify erosion at ancient footprint site...

Heather Guy ’18, an international student who recently completed Appalachian’s Master of Arts in geography program. Photo by Marie Freeman

For Heather Guy ’18, Appalachian ‘ticked all of the boxes’
Aug 22, 2018

Prior to enrolling in Appalachian State University’s geography graduate program, Heather Guy’s work experience involved computer modelling, an act...

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Cross-college collaboration supports graduate certificate in middle and secondary teaching
Aug 21, 2018

For the past two years, the College of Arts and Sciences has been partnering with the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University to su...

Caleb Johnson, author of the novel “Treeborne” and visiting assistant professor of creative writing at Appalachian State University. Photo by Irina Zhorov

Appalachian visiting creative writing professor authors debut ‘history-rich’ novel
Aug 17, 2018

The Department of English in Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences announces Caleb Johnson as its visiting assistant professor...

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We Are Like This: Experiencing the Murder of Matthew Shepard in a Small College Town
Aug 16, 2018

Dr. Scott W. HoffmanTuesday, August 21, 20188 p.m.Living Learning Academic 205 (The Great Hall)Dr. Scott W. Hoffman studies the history of LGBTQ peopl...

Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at UNC-Chapel Hill

Adolf Hitler and the United States: Views, Plans, and Policies and the ‘Jewish Question’
Aug 15, 2018

Internationally-noted Holocaust scholar and diplomatic historian Dr. Gerhard L. Weinberg, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Histo...

Moisés Kaufman — playwright, director and author of the 2018-19 common reading book selection, “The Laramie Project.

Moisés Kaufman: Theater in 2018 - The Vicinity of Hope
Aug 13, 2018

Moisés Kaufman — playwright, director and author of the 2018-19 common reading book selection, “The Laramie Project” — will give a public add...