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Inaugural Group of Scholars To Continue Pharmacy Studies At UNC-CH Eshelman
Mar 27, 2023

The first group of students from Appalachian State University has been admitted to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy as part o...

Several Honors students have served in leadership roles in App State’s Mock Trial club since its establishment in 2021.

Honors students lead and learn through the App State Mock Trial team
Mar 23, 2023

Several Honors students have served in leadership roles in App State’s Mock Trial club since its establishment in 2021....

CAS Corps member Kaitlyn Whisnant is a senior religious studies and child development major from Charlotte, N.C. Photo submitted.

CAS Corps Feature: Kaitlyn Whisnant
Mar 23, 2023

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Dr. Witold Kosmala, professor in the Appalachian State Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Witold Kosmala
Mar 22, 2023

Today's Who's Who Wednesday features Dr. Witold Kosmala, professor in the Appalachian State Department of Mathematical Sciences.Kosmala earned his B.A...

Parkway Schools MATHCOUNTS team took home the top spot in the team-based contest while Keith Tu, a member of the team, also won the individual competition. Left to right are Tu, Grace Young, Ike Mance and Cole Lewis. Photo by Garrett Price, Watauga County Schools.

App State hosts High Country MATHCOUNTS Competition
Mar 21, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — On Tuesday, February 21, Appalachian State hosted the High Country Chapter Competition of MATHCOUNTS. MATHCOUNTS is a national ma...

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Trevor McKenzie

SAFE Faculty Spotlight: Trevor McKenzie
Mar 21, 2023

Trevor McKenzie, Director, Center for Appalachian StudiesStudent and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) Fund Recipient: Spring 2022Project: “Visits with Regi...

Dr. Harvard G. Ayers

In Memoriam: Dr. Harvard G. Ayers (1941-2023)
Mar 17, 2023

Dr. Harvard G. Ayers, professor emeritus and founding member of the Appalachian State University Department of Anthropology, died on March 9, 202...

Immigrant Mountaineers Movement Conference

March 24: Immigrant Mountaineers Movement Conference
Mar 15, 2023

Immigrant Mountaineers Movement ConferenceFriday, March 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Leon Levine Hall of Health SciencesThis event is free and open...

Tanya Gersh

March 23: Antisemitism on Trial: How Tanya Gersh Fought the Neo-Nazis and Won
Mar 13, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Join Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) for "Antisemitism on Trial: How Tanya Gersh...

Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics, as well as poetry and reviews of books, films, and recordings dealing with the region of the Appalachian mountains.

Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia
Mar 9, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review marks its 50th anniversary this academic yea...