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Fall 2023: ENG 4508: Junior/Senior Honors Seminar: Ernest Hemingway with Dr. Carl Eby
Mar 16, 2023

ENG 4508: Junior/Senior Honors Seminar: Ernest HemingwayTR 11:00am-12:15pmDr. Carl EbyHow does your understanding of a work of literature change ...

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Fall 2023: Natural and Supernatural Romanticism ENG 4870: Literature of the British Romantic Period, with Dr. William Brewer
Mar 16, 2023

Natural and Supernatural RomanticismENG 4870: Literature of the British Romantic PeriodFall 2023, MW 2:00 pm–3:15 pm, Sanford 208In ENG 4870, we wil...

Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics, as well as poetry and reviews of books, films, and recordings dealing with the region of the Appalachian mountains.

Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia
Mar 9, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review marks its 50th anniversary this academic yea...

Olivia Adams, a senior applied physics and english major from Raleigh, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Photo submitted.

Physics, English major Olivia Adams selected for prestigious internship in Switzerland
Mar 8, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Olivia Adams, a senior applied physics and English major from Raleigh, has been selected for the University of Michigan - CERN Su...

An App State student reads on the banks of Boone Creek in Durham Park, located at App State’s Boone campus. Photo by Chase Reynolds

6 award-winning authors to visit App State for spring 2023 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Feb 22, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Six acclaimed authors will visit Appalachian State University’s Boone campus this spring, as part of the university’s 2022–23&nb...

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It’s HACU Not Haiku: New Paid Internship Opportunities in DC
Feb 21, 2023

Gaining valuable experience and developing skills is of course something to look forward to, but why not do this while getting paid? HACU’s National...

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Support the Dr. Rosemary Horowitz Memorial Scholarship
Feb 21, 2023

The Dr. Rosemary Horowitz Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the legacy created by Dr. Rosemary Horowitz in the field of technical and prof...

Dr. Paul Worley, professor and department chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, visiting assistant professor in the Department of English

Worley and Birkhofer receive North Carolina Literary Review honor
Feb 21, 2023

The 2023 Ehle Prize is awarded to Melissa D. Birkhofer and Paul M. Worley for their essay, “She Said That Saint Augustine Is Worth Nothing Compared ...

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A Great Scholarship Opportunity for Hispanic Students
Feb 1, 2023

Did you know that the Hispanic Scholarship Fund awards $500 to $5,000 scholarships for Hispanic students at all levels?Appalachian State University ha...

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Congratulations to Our Creative Writing Scholarship Winners!
Feb 1, 2023

The English Department congratulates the Fall 2022 Creative Writing scholarship recipients!The scholarships announced included submissions in poetry a...