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Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
March 21, 2018
“Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash” is the first book-length collection of scholarship on professor and award-winning author Ron Rash. The volume was co-edited by Appalachian professor Zack Vernon.
North Carolina Arts Council funds residency of Ailey II at Appalachian
March 20, 2018
The fall 2017 residency of dance company Ailey II at Appalachian was funded in part by the North Carolina Arts Council.
Appalachian receives NSF funding for rainfall variability research
March 20, 2018
Appalachian professor Dr. Peter Soulé will use NSF funds to research rainfall variability in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Region of the U.S. by tree ring dating the area’s longleaf pine.
Appalachian’s Krista Terry named 2018 UNC System Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow
March 16, 2018
The University of North Carolina System has named Appalachian professor Krista Terry as a 2018 Faculty Fellow in its Division of Academic Affairs.
Appalachian professors co-author book about contemporary perspectives on war
March 15, 2018
Appalachian sociology professors Cameron Lippard and Pavel Osinsky, along with Lon Strauss, co-authored “War: Contemporary Perspectives on Armed Conflicts around the World,” a new textbook examining interdisciplinary perspectives on war.
Education Matters – Mass Shootings in Schools: How can we protect our children?
Public School Forum of North Carolina
March 9, 2018
In light of recent school shootings, psychology professor Dr. Jim Deni discusses staffing of school psychologists on Public School Forum of North Carolina.
Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa awarded Reciprocal Exchange as part of Mandela Washington Fellowship
March 6, 2018
Appalachian’s Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa, a Reciprocal Exchange Award-winner, will travel to Nigeria in April to conduct two grant writing workshops with 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow Dr. Segun Fatudimu.
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 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.
Fostering a culture of inclusive excellence
March 1, 2018
Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Willie C. Fleming outlines his goal of “inclusive excellence” at Appalachian State University.
Chancellor’s Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program announces 2018 winners
Feb. 28, 2018
For the second year in a row, Chancellor Sheri Everts’ Appalachian Innovation Scholars Program awards five Appalachian faculty members up to $10,000 each for their innovative proposals.
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.
Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inducts Appalachian’s Barbara Krause
Feb. 21, 2018
Barbara Krause, former Duke University basketball star and deputy general counsel at Appalachian, is one of 22 inductees welcomed into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.
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.”
Duke University Press publishes debut book by Appalachian’s Dana E. Powell
Feb. 8, 2018
“Landscapes of Power,” by Appalachian’s Dr. Dana Powell, examines the cultural politics of energy development on Navajo (Diné) Nation land spurred by the Desert Rock Power Plant initiative.
Appalachian’s Pia Albinsson explores the ‘sharing economy’ in new book
Feb. 7, 2018
“The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption,” co-authored by Pia Albinsson, marketing professor at Appalachian, and B. Yasanthi Perera, explores collaborative consumption and the rise of the ‘sharing economy.’