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Climbing into thin air for climate research
A faculty-led study abroad in Peru supports NSF experiments and student learning
March 15, 2019
Appalachian students joined Dr. Baker Perry, one of the top experts in his field, to climb mountains and traverse glaciers in Peru, all while participating in climate research projects that may impact the world.
Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village
March 15, 2019
During summer 2018, Appalachian students traversed Peru — from the heights of Machu Picchu to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon rainforest — with the focus of studying and implementing renewable energy solutions in remote areas of the country.
A different point of view
Through her lens and personal narrative, University Photographer Marie Freeman '85 focuses on one Peruvian citizen scientist’s story of the impact of climate change
March 15, 2019
While trekking in Peru during a summer 2018 study abroad, Appalachian Photographer Marie Freeman took more than a photo — she captured a citizen scientist’s story of climate change impacts.
Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
March 15, 2019
Learn about the Peruvian study abroad experience and climate change research of Appalachian State University students and faculty through nine brief videos.
Breathing life into black history at the Academy
The Chronicle
March 7, 2019
Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, dramatic play, daily trivia, door decorations, a historically black college and university research presentation, a local radio personality visit, and a living wax museum.
Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
March 6, 2019
Appalachian Scholars with Diverse Abilities learn real-life career skills through a partnership with Boone-based technology company ECRS.
One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
NPR
March 6, 2019
"Providing greater postsecondary opportunities for rural residents isn't simply a matter of equity or moral obligation — it's a matter of continued national prosperity," says Appalachian State University's Andrew Koricich. He points out that our economy relies heavily on rural communities and workers.
Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
March 5, 2019
Appalachian’s incoming first-year students in fall 2019 will take part in the university’s Common Reading Program by collectively reading Bryan Stevenson’s nonfiction book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.”
Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
Watauga Democrat
March 1, 2019
Cherokee High School students traveled to Green Valley Elementary School on Feb. 13 to teach a Valentine’s Day lesson by sharing the traditional Cherokee story of the first strawberries. The six CHS students who visited the school are dual-enrolled at Appalachian State University and are taking this semester’s Cherokee Culture and Leadership class taught by CHS teacher Heath Robertson and Reich College of Education Associate Professor Allen Bryant.
N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
Feb. 27, 2019
As part of the residency, Dance Theatre of Harlem members performed at Appalachian in the 2018–19 “The Schafer Center Presents …” series and conducted workshops and master classes with theater and dance students.
Appalachian announces International Mountain Studies Symposium
Feb. 26, 2019
Drs. Dawn Hollis, Jon Mathieu and Gilles Rudaz — three international academics in mountain studies — are the keynote speakers for the symposium and will present their research alongside Appalachian students, faculty and staff.
Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America
San Francisco Chronicle
Feb. 25, 2019
Dr. Joseph Gonzalez outlines the often-militaristic history of U.S.–Latin American relations and writes that the U.S. has an opportunity for stronger diplomatic relations — and a safer way to restore democracy — if it chooses this time to work with a coalition called the Lima Group.
5 acclaimed authors to speak as part of spring 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Feb. 22, 2019
Appalachian State University announces author lineup for its spring 2019 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
Peru study abroad programs, summer 2018
Feb. 21, 2019
View photos from two Appalachian faculty-led study abroad programs in Peru that focused on climate research and sustainable energy practices.
Gilman Scholar Patrick Ross conducts independent study in Madagascar
Feb. 15, 2019
Ross, a senior sustainable development major, traveled to Madagascar’s Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve in November 2018, where he installed cameras as part of his independent study of the rainforest’s small carnivore inhabitants.
OSEP funding supports Appalachian iSHINE scholars
Feb. 14, 2019
The Interdisciplinary Support for High-Intensity Needs in Education (iSHINE) grant helps prepare pre-professional speech-language pathologists, reading specialists and special educators to serve children with disabilities who have “high intensity” needs.
4 Appalachian faculty and staff receive Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Awards
Feb. 11, 2019
Reciprocal Exchange Award recipients Drs. Jesse Lutabingwa, Brian MacHarg, Suzi Mills and Chishimba Nathan Mowa will travel to sub-Saharan African countries this spring to implement four separate projects alongside Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni.
Dr. William “Bill” Hutchins translates epic novel ‘The Fetishists’ into English
Feb. 8, 2019
This makes the fourth book by Libyan author Ibrahim al-Koni that Hutchins, professor of religious studies at Appalachian, has translated from the original Arabic to English.

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