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Dr. Darci Gardner is a professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Photo by University Communications

Dr. Darci Gardner appointed director of Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies
Jun 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Darci Gardner as director ...

Dr. Will Canu

Can ‘body doubling’ really help you focus? Psychologists say maybe. [faculty featured]
Jun 26, 2026

I’m writing this very sentence while sitting in a so-called “body doubling” session. On an open Zoom screen are the friendly, if focused, faces ...

Dr. Matt Estep

North Carolina has rattlesnakes. See how to ID the one you’d most likely spot. [faculty featured]
Jun 26, 2026

North Carolina is perhaps better associated with copperheads, but the state is also home to rattlesnakes....

Lou Angermeier has joined the Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office as the University Program Associate. Photo submitted

College of Arts and Sciences announces Lou Angermeier as University Program Associate
Jun 26, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to welcome Lou Angermeier to the Dean's Office as the U...

Ethan Blanchard (left) and Simona Capatina (right). Photos submitted.

CAS students selected to receive 2026 DeJoy-Woś Scholarships
Jun 17, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Louis DeJoy, North Carolina business leader and former U.S. Postmaster General, his wife, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Es...

Charlie Getz

Hacky sack comeback: Boone man’s business is a sign the game is alive and kickin’ [student featured]
Jun 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – On the campus of Appalachian State, we saw something old school in session....

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Summer 2026 edition of As the Crow Flies now available
Jun 15, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The summer 2026 edition of As the Crow Flies, the open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, was release...

Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15

Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15 posthumously inducted into Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jun 11, 2026

Appalachian State University alumni Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15, Barbara Daye ’59 ’61 ’86, Dr. Jesse Pratt ’95 ’01 ’07, and Rodney Workman...

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New frontiers for App State’s Frontline-to-Farm initiative
Jun 5, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Frontline-to-Farm (FtF) program is entering a new phase of growth as interdisciplinary collaborations...

Dr. Andrea Burns

Museums, Inclusion, and Community Wellbeing: Who Gets to Decide What Our History Is? [faculty featured]
Jun 5, 2026

In an interview with NPQ, Andrea Burns, a professor of history at Appalachian State University, noted that during the Clinton administration attempts ...