Topic: Diversity

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Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 25, 2018
For Memorial Day, North Carolina Poet Laureate Emeritus Joseph Bathanti shares a poem originally published in War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities.
Appalachian supports students with learning differences through grant-funded College STAR project
May 18, 2018
Appalachian, a participant in the College STAR (Supporting Transition Access and Retention) project, will continue to support students with learning differences through grant funding from East Carolina University.
When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq
88.5 WFDD
May 18, 2018
Over the last few decades, the United States’ relationship with Iraq has been tense, to say the least. But 6,000 miles away in Boone, N.C., bridges of understanding are being built in the world of academics.
Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
May 15, 2018
With more than 450 pages and 62 contributors, the Black Mountain College Special Edition of the Appalachian Journal is the largest volume in the journal’s 45-year history.
Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
WHKY
May 13, 2018
More than 60 years after it went bankrupt, sold off its campus near Asheville and formally dissolved, Black Mountain College exerts an enduring influence on art and education in the U.S. and abroad. Appalachian State University is celebrating that legacy this spring with a series of events and programs centering on Black Mountain’s history and some of the people who taught, studied and made art there.
Appalachian junior Sope Kahn awarded 2017-18 Frances Holland Black Scholarship
May 11, 2018
Appalachian junior Sope Kahn, a gender, women’s and sexuality studies major, is the recipient of the 2017-18 Frances Holland Black Scholarship. In March, Kahn participated in the Southeastern Women’s Studies Association Conference.
Appalachian’s Jenna Willis awarded NBCC Foundation fellowship
May 11, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Jenna Willis is one of 33 master’s-level addictions counseling students selected to participate in the NBCC Foundation’s Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors.
Appalachian actuarial science major seizes opportunities ‘with full force’
May 9, 2018
Appalachian senior Malik Hargrave studies actuarial science while taking advantage of leadership opportunities on campus.
A trio of Appalachian students awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
May 7, 2018
Nancy Contreras-Quinteros, Bethany Brotherton and Carly Peggs have received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will study abroad in summer 2018. Lindsey Abdelfattah has been named as an alternate for the scholarship.
Army Special Operations Aviation Command bids farewell to leader
The Fayetteville Observer
May 3, 2018
Brig. Gen. John R. Evans Jr.’s last day at the helm of U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command was Thursday. A Greensboro-native who attended Appalachian State University, Evans said Fort Bragg has been special to him since he attended ROTC summer camps here while in college.
Appalachian’s Upward Bound awarded nearly $3.5M to support student access to higher education
May 3, 2018
Appalachian’s Upward Bound program will continue to provide academic support to students of Alleghany County, Ashe County, Avery County, Watauga County, Freedom and West Wilkes High schools thanks to federal funding.
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez receives Excellence in Teaching Award
May 3, 2018
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez, associate professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies, receives UNC Board of Governors award established to both emphasize the importance of and support excellence in teaching.
Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
April 30, 2018
A graduate of Appalachian’s Psychology (BS) – Business degree program, Rosemary Pierce-Messick now works for a startup in India focused on reducing pollution and poverty by improving the public transport system.
Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
April 30, 2018
The National Ecological Observatory Network awards funding for a small-scale foliar pigment analysis methods test to be performed by Appalachian and Boise State University faculty.
IREX grant supports leadership training to enhance Iraqi universities
April 26, 2018
Their visit was made possible by the IREX-funded U.S.-Iraq Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) Program.
Author Linda Hogan visits Appalachian
Hogan’s visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
April 20, 2018
Poet, novelist and essayist Linda Hogan will read from her work and give a craft talk as part of Appalachian’s spring 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
Appalachian junior awarded Critical Language Scholarship
April 19, 2018
Appalachian State University junior Logan Cleary, an English major, will travel to Hikone, Japan, this summer to study abroad through the Critical Language Scholarship Japanese Program.
Appalachian alumni reunite at Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Ian Mance and Dustin Chicurel-Bayard served together in Student Government Association
April 12, 2018
Alumni Ian Mance and Dustin Chicurel-Bayard became friends as freshmen in 1999. They now work together for the Durham-based nonprofit.

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