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Appalachian floods force hard choices about home [faculty featured]

Sep 21, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The animals needed fire, but the water stood between them and the warmth that could change their world....

A man with short hair and a beard, wearing bright yellow glasses and a collared shirt patterned with large orange flowers and green leaves, smiles against a solid black background.

App State's Leonardo Flores leads MLA framework on AI and the humanities

Sep 18, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Leonardo Flores, chair of Appalachian State University's Department of English, led a national effort resulting in the publication...

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...

Two people stand outdoors in front of a brick academic building. The man on the left wears glasses, a brown blazer, light blue shirt, tan pants, and a cream-colored scarf with fringe. The woman on the right wears glasses, a gray blazer, dark jeans, and a multicolored scarf in shades of red, purple, and orange. Both are smiling, and the background shows a tree, grass, and a walkway.

Edited collection by Drs. Melissa Birkhofer and Paul Worley receives ASAIL Honorable Mention

Sep 9, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Two Appalachian State University faculty members — Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, assistant professor in the Department of English, and Dr. ...

Meet the English department’s secret soup-ciety

Sep 8, 2026

There’s a secret society here at App State. Instead of secret meetings, conspiracy theories and secretly controlling the world, they focus on one th...

The Fall 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series will feature Laure Gouraige (top left), Kate Quinn (top right), Irina Zhorov (bottom left), and Marty Cain (bottom right). Photos submitted

Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series announces fall 2026 lineup

Aug 19, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — This fall, four acclaimed writers will visit Appalachian State University’s Boone campus as part of the university’s 2026–27 Hug...

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