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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...

Dr. Rick Elmore is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University.

Two Years After Cormac McCarthy’s Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth [faculty featured]
Sep 5, 2025

Cormac McCarthy, one of the greatest novelists America has ever produced and one of the most private, had been dead for 13 months when I arrived at hi...

Hannah Woodburn '19 '23

Biology alumna Hannah Woodburn '19 '23 named inaugural Upper New Riverkeeper
Sep 3, 2025

Boone, NC — MountainTrue is proud to announce the appointment of Hannah Woodburn as the first Upper New Riverkeeper, a new full-time position dedica...

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.

2 CAS alumni awarded 2025–26 Student Fulbrights to teach abroad
Sep 3, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College, is pleased ...

Isaac Critcher (left) and Sarah Sinner (right)

August 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Staff Shout Outs
Sep 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Awarded by the Appalachian State University Staff Senate, Staff Shout Outs recognize staff members for their positive contributions to...

Students gather around the table on Sanford Mall during the 2023 Community FEaST. Photo by Chase Reynolds

October 8: 2025 Community FEaST
Sep 2, 2025

2025 Community FEaSTWednesday, October 8, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 p.m.Sanford Mall, Appalachian State UniversityBOONE, N.C. — AppalFRESH, the Appalachi...

The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences has appointed Dr. Katie Mawhinney as the Cain Distinguished Professor in Science Education. Photo courtesy of University Communications

Dr. Katie Mawhinney appointed Cain Distinguished Professor in Science Education
Aug 28, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has appointed Dr. Katie Mawhinney as the Cain Distinguished Profes...

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