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

Cormac McCarthy scholars sort through the late literary giant's massive Tesuque home library [faculty featured]

Before Cormac McCarthy became Cormac McCarthy, the man and the novelist, he was Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr., or Charlie McCarthy for short....

Dr. Timothy Ludwig

Dr. Timothy Ludwig honored with OBM Network Lifetime Achievement Award

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University professor Dr. Timothy Ludwig has been named the 2026 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the...

Dr. Elizabeth Shay, associate professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, was selected for the 2026 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award for Appalachian State University. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Planning for good: Dr. Elizabeth Shay on teaching as public service

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Elizabeth Shay, associate professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, has been honored with a 2026 ...

DeAndra Miller, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of English

App State English professor, DeAndra Miller, wins William C. Morris Award for book, ‘All the Noise at Once’ [faculty featured]

DeAndra Miller, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of English, has received the American Library Association’s 2026 William C. Morris ...

Dr. Matt Estep (left) and Alex O'Neill ’19 ’21 (right)

App State researchers study genetic diversity of Western North Carolina’s Timber Rattlesnakes

BOONE, N.C. — A group of researchers from Appalachian State University's Department of Biology and Department of Geography and Planning recently aut...