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Dr. Jim Goff

Dr. Jim Goff discusses PTL Club
Oct 7, 2026

The show offered a welcome mix for Christians turned off by other TV offerings in the 1970s that reflected a culture changing too fast for them, said ...

Gramm Coffman '24

Gramm Coffman '24 named IL Amish Heritage Center director
Oct 7, 2026

Michael Gramm Coffman, of Juliette, Ga., has been hired as the first permanent full-time executive director of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center in A...

Four smiling adults in a 2x2 portrait collage: one man and three women, dressed professionally against black, purple, and textured backgrounds.

CAS faculty share 2026 summer grant outcomes
Sep 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Each summer, Appalachian State University's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) awards $5,000 grants to untenured, tenure-track faculty...

Dr. Kristen Baldwin Deathridge has been appointed the director of High Country Humanities. (Photo courtesy of Deathridge)

Dr. Kristen Baldwin Deathridge appointed director of High Country Humanities
Aug 14, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kristen Baldwin Deat...

Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15

Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15 posthumously inducted into Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Jun 11, 2026

Appalachian State University alumni Mark Byrd ’92 ’94 ’15, Barbara Daye ’59 ’61 ’86, Dr. Jesse Pratt ’95 ’01 ’07, and Rodney Workman...

Dr. Andrea Burns

Museums, Inclusion, and Community Wellbeing: Who Gets to Decide What Our History Is? [faculty featured]
Jun 5, 2026

In an interview with NPQ, Andrea Burns, a professor of history at Appalachian State University, noted that during the Clinton administration attempts ...

Emerson Phillips

Emerson Phillips recognized as App State Student Teacher of the Year finalist
May 18, 2026

Emerson Phillips, from Cary, North Carolina, graduated in May 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in history/social studies education.For Phillips, it is ...

Dr. James Beeler, executive director of App State’s Office of Rural Promise. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. James Beeler ’90 receives 2026 App State Award of Distinction
May 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University honored 29 students, faculty and staff during its fourth annual Awards of Distinction ceremony,...

Ralph Lentz, II

Former students turned professors: App State alums reflect on their return to the High Country [faculty feaured]
May 1, 2026

During fall break of 1999, Ralph Lentz was a new professor at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. One Saturday night, he received a ca...

Dr. Karl Campbell, professor in the Department of History, holds his Professor of the Year Goldie Award.

History's Karl Campbell named Professor of the Year by Student Government Association
Apr 24, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Karl Campbell, professor in the Department of History, has been named Professor of the Year by Appalachian State Univers...