Events

Kailash Satyarthi is a globally renowned advocate for children's rights, a master strategist against child labor and suppression of young people, and a tireless campaigner to end the global education crisis. For his extraordinary commitment to these causes, Mr. Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

Valerie Plame worked to protect America’s national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons. During her career with the CIA, Plame managed top-secret covert programs designed to keep terrorists and rogue nation states from acquiring nuclear weapons. A book signing will follow her talk. This event is free and open to the campus and community.

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, along with the Temple of the High Country and Appalachian’s Hillel and AEPi chapters, organize a public reading of the names of European Jews murdered by the Germans and their allies during the Holocaust. Members of the Appalachian and Boone communities are invited to sign up and participate in the readings on campus. After the readings, a March of Commemoration will lead to the Temple, where the concluding ceremony takes place.