Topic: Arts and Humanities

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Dedicated benefactor and philanthropist Irwin ‘Ike’ Belk remembered
March 9, 2018
Many of the sculptures that adorn Appalachian State University’s campus were gifted by Irwin “Ike” Belk. The prominent North Carolina business leader and philanthropist died Saturday, Feb. 24, at his home. Belk was 95.
Poet Anne Waldman visits Appalachian
Waldman's visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series and the 2018 Black Mountain College Semester
March 8, 2018
Anne Waldman – a poet, performer, professor, editor and cultural activist – will visit as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The author of more than 40 collections of poetry and poetics, Waldman is distinguished professor of poetics at Naropa University.
Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces spring 2018 lineup
March 8, 2018
Writers for the spring series include poet Anne Waldman, novelist and essayist Calvin Baker, creative nonfiction author Dennis Covington and poet Linda Hogan.
Appalachian professor emeritus co-authors novel about climate change
March 5, 2018
Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers and David Harman explain why climate change is affecting the Earth and how to solve it in their recently published novel, “Train Wreck Earth.”
Art professor’s work acquired by Asheville Museum of Science
March 2, 2018
An anonymous donor recently purchased “Advance,” a print installation by Appalachian art professor April Flanders, and presented the piece as a gift to the Asheville Museum of Science.
Appalachian’s 2018 Dance Marathon raises over $42K for local nonprofits
March 2, 2018
Participants in Appalachian’s 2018 Dance Marathon raised $42,696.46 for Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country and the Western Youth Network — organizations that support High Country children and their families.
Theatre students experience master class with Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel
March 2, 2018
On Feb. 23, 2018, Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel led a performance master class for eight theatre arts majors at Appalachian State University’s Valborg Theatre with the goal of helping participants prepare for future auditions. The campus community and public were invited to observe the class to learn more about the industry and her career.
Appalachian’s Dr. Amy Dellinger Page speaks about toxic masculinity on NPR’s 1A
March 1, 2018
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page, department chair of Appalachian’s Department of Sociology, was recently interviewed on NPR show 1A about the definition of toxic masculinity.
Dave by the Bell: EveryDave Essentials
Feb. 27, 2018
Pegasus pencil pouches and crippling existential dread on a brand new Dave by the Bell.
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — March events
A stepping stone to a liberal arts education
Feb. 23, 2018
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian explores sustaining culture of place through various events offered on the university’s campus and at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
Graduate pens young adult novel, uses it in his teaching
Feb. 23, 2018
Justin Chandler ’16 teaches eighth-grade English/Language Arts at West Alexander Middle School in Taylorsville. He’s also authored a young adult novel, “The Guide.”
Black Mountain College Semester — exemplifying the value of a liberal arts education
Q&A with Dr. Neva Specht, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Feb. 22, 2018
Dr. Neva Specht, dean of Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, addresses the value of a liberal arts education and how Black Mountain College Semester exemplifies this worth to society.
Appalachian’s Common Reading Program announces 2018-19 selection
Feb. 16, 2018
“The Laramie Project,” a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, is Appalachian’s 2018-19 Common Reading Program selection for first-year students.
Appalachian National Guard Specialist thanks faculty for their support with ESGR Patriot Award
Feb. 15, 2018
Appalachian student veteran Jake Keller ’17, who will deploy overseas to Iraq in March, recognized three Hayes School of Music faculty members with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Patriot Award.
Local interracial family's history chronicled in documentary
“Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years
The News Herald
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Beth Davison’s “Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years to examine the lives of Harriet and Alfred Dula, which first came to life in Dr. Leslie McKesson ’s book, “Black and White: The Story of Harriet Harshaw and Squire James Alfred Dula.”
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” supported by NEH
Feb. 12, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds Appalachian’s “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” discussion series, which explores how the humanities affect our understanding of armed conflict.
100th Podcast Spectacular
Feb. 9, 2018
App's UComm team takes a look back at where we've been and where we're headed.
Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings
Feb. 9, 2018
Discussion series of “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings to take place on Appalachian State University’s campus during February, March and April 2018.