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Breece Robertson, MA Geography and Planning Alum

Breece Robertson - Making a Positive Difference on Protected Lands
Mar 14, 2018

“The Trust for Public Land has embraced the innovation that science, data, and analytics provides in concert with planners who are experts at commun...

Paul B. Sturtevant, The Public Medievalist. Photo submitted.

A Medievalist Resists: Wielding a Medieval Past against Evil in the Present
Mar 14, 2018

Paul B. Sturtevant, The Public MedievalistMonday, March 19, 20186 p.m.Anne Belk Hall, Room 118 This event is free and open to the public.Spo...

Suicide in the Age of 13 Reasons Why

Suicide in the Age of 13 Reasons Why
Mar 13, 2018

In March of 2017, Netflix released the series “13 Reasons Why (13RW).” It tells the story of teenager Hannah Baker and her tragic spiral of despai...

Junior philosophy major and religion minor, Jordan Venditelli, from Raleigh, N.C.

Student Highlight: Jordan Venditelli
Mar 13, 2018

Jordan Venditelli is putting theory into practice.Junior philosophy major and religion minor, Jordan Venditelli, from Raleigh, N.C. has been the presi...

2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships funded by NIST
Mar 12, 2018

Dr. Tonya Coffey, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, received $18,522 in funding from the United State...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof

Why Students Should Care About the World & Change It
Mar 9, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist, Nicholas Kristof...

Gifts and Grants, Research, Sustainability College of Arts and Sciences

NSF grant supports indexing programming project at Appalachian
Mar 9, 2018

Dr. Patricia Johann, professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Computer Science, was awarded $463,504 in funding from the National S...

Poet Anne Waldman will appear in the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian. She is hosted by the series in collaboration with Appalachian’s 2018 Black Mountain College Semester. Photo submitted

Poet Anne Waldman visits Appalachian
Mar 9, 2018

Waldman's visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series and the 2018 Black Mountain College Semester...

Authors of “WAR: Contemporary Perspectives on Armed Conflicts around the World

Interdisciplinary Research leads to Comprehensive Book about Contemporary Perspectives on War around the World
Mar 8, 2018

War is ever present on the minds of people around the world. To date, 22 major conflicts rage on across the globe and most will continue into the near...

Armin Langer, activist and founder of Salaam-Shalom

Salaam-Shalom: Cross-Cultural Activism and Coalition Building in Europe Today
Mar 7, 2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 7 p.m.Armin Langer, activist and founder of Salaam-ShalomReich College of Education, Rooms 124 B&CThis event is free an...