From Asheville to Greensboro: Statesville cryptid gave frights across state from 1890-1900s [student featured]
Nov 4, 2026
Georgiana Simon, 21, is a history student at Appalachian State University. Simon works as an intern at the Statesville Historical Collection. "What in...
Looking Back: The second group of Europeans to walk through Mitchell County? [faculty featured]
Nov 4, 2026
Until the 1700s and the "long hunters" — as they were often called — there is little indication in the historic record that, other than the Spanis...
Dr. Michael Behrent analyzes French politics in Commonweal
Oct 28, 2026
Extraordinary scenes of social unrest and urban violence in France have been interpreted in ways that are exasperatingly predictable. Progressives den...
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 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...
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 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 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...
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 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 ...