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JP Neri received the DiBernardi Award for his leadership as Student Body President, a Chancellor’s Scholar and a Student Orientation Undergraduate Leader. Neri is pursuing his bachelor's degree in history.

History major JP Neri receives Beradino DiBernardi Leadership and Legacy Award at 2024-25 Black and Gold Leadership Awards
Apr 25, 2025

JP Neri received the DiBernardi Award for his leadership as Student Body President, a Chancellor’s Scholar and a Student Orientation Undergradu...

Dr. Neva J. Specht has been named executive vice chancellor and provost of Appalachian State University, effective May 1.

Dr. Neva J. Specht appointed App State executive vice chancellor and provost
Apr 25, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Neva J. Specht has been appointed executive vice chancellor and provost of Appalachian State University, announced Chancellor Heat...

App State alumnus Jackson Payne. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Perseverance pays off: Over 1,500 App State graduates achieve degrees this fall
Dec 20, 2024

Payne, of Dallas, North Carolina, graduated from App State’s College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in history/social studies ...

CAS Corps member Emerson Phillips is a junior history and social studies education major from Cary. Photo submitted

CAS Corps Feature: Emerson Phillips
Dec 15, 2024

CAS Corps member Emerson Phillips is a junior history and social studies education major from Cary....

Sam Arkle (upper left), Gracie Bullington ’23 (upper right), Claire Ringland Calhoun (lower left) and Chase Riddell (lower right) were inducted into the Fall 2024 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

Fall 2024 Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include four CAS graduates
Dec 13, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for t...

Dr. Aviva Chomsky is professor of history and coordinator of Latin American studies at Salem State University.

October 28: "Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration" with Dr. Aviva Chomsky
Sep 26, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of History is pleased to welcome professor, historian, author and activist Dr. Avi...

Dr. David K. Thomson, associate professor of history at Sacred Heart University. Photo submitted

November 11: "Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union" with Dr. David K. Thomson
Sep 11, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Department of History—with support from the College of Arts and Sciences—is pleased to we...

Dr. Jason White has been appointed chair of the Department of History.

App State's College of Arts and Sciences announces two new department chairs
Jul 23, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new academic departm...

Bryson May

Bryson May
May 24, 2024

A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Bryson May ('24) comes from a tight-knit family that includes parents Melissa and Chris, and younger brother ...

Dr. Judkin Browning, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of History, is the recipient of the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies' 2023-24 100 Scholars Research Award.

History's Dr. Judkin Browning receives Williams School of Graduate Studies' 100 Scholars Research Award
May 13, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Judkin Browning, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of History, is the recipient of the Cratis D. ...