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Horror, electronic music and Russian politics: Brittany Roberts connects them all [faculty featured]
Oct 19, 2026

Brittany Roberts, an assistant professor with the App State English department, gave a talk on how Russian electronic music duo IC3PEAK uses horror im...

Dr. Melissa Birkhofer and Dr. Paul Worley at Sanford Hall Oct. 8. Photo by Isabella Castillo

‘People need to know about this’: App State professors champion Indigenous voices [faculty featured]
Oct 16, 2026

On a trip to the ancestral Catawba town of Joara with students in fall 2019, App State professors Paul Worley and Melissa Birkhofer heard from a colle...

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English professor Mark Powell reflects on Halloween, folklore, and wonder in WNC Magazine
Oct 15, 2026

There’s nothing quite like autumn in the mountains. The air crisps, and by September, you can feel fall in the deeper shade. By October, the forests...

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ENG 3640: Digital Creative Writing with Dr. Leonardo Flores
Sep 28, 2026

I'm thrilled to share a new creative writing course I developed that will help you explore your creativity with writing that you will develop for digi...

Kate Quinn discusses her process in story writing and how she researches for her historical setting and character background at the Grandview Ballroom Sept. 17.

Bestselling author Kate Quinn urges support for libraries at App State
Sep 28, 2026

New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn spoke at App State Sept. 17, sharing insights from her career and latest novel, “The Astral Library.”...

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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...

Mady Helt

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...

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App State professor's new book highlights Boone's role in ethical eating
Jun 29, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — A new book by Appalachian State University professor Zackary Vernon places Watauga County at the heart of a national conversation abou...

Ethan Venable

Ethan Venable recognized as App State Student Teacher of the Year finalist
May 18, 2026

From Mount Airy, North Carolina, Ethan Venable graduated in May 2026 with his Bachelor of Science in English education. Venable student taught in...

Outstanding Seniors - Spring 2026
Apr 27, 2026

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Outstanding Seniors:Tina Do - Literary StudiesCharlotte Isenberg - Rhetoric and Technical WritingBella Lantz - Seco...

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