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Dr. Timothy J. Smith completes one year fellowship at UNC Executive Leadership Institute
May 25, 2023
Dr. Timothy J. Smith is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees who recently completed a one year fellowship at the University of Nort...
Talk: Troubling Colonial Time: Ethnographic Engagements with Shamanic, Tropical and Spirit Time in the Philippines
Feb 16, 2023
Dr. Christina Verano Sornito Carter to give guest lecture at Haverford College and Swarthmore College: Troubling Colonial Time: Ethnographic Enga...
Appalachian State's Archaeological research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness
Mar 25, 2022
Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee lead an Archaeological research team into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites. ...
Talk: Inscribing the Criminal Skin: Underworld Aesthetics and the Flesh of Post-Liberal Futures in Honduras
Mar 25, 2022
Dr. Jon Carter to give guest lecture at Princeton University: Jon Carter | Inscribing the Criminal Skin: Underworld Aesthetics and the Flesh of ...
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Dr. Timothy J. Smith completes one year fellowship at UNC Executive Leadership Institute
May 25, 2023
Dr. Timothy J. Smith is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees who recently completed a one year fellowship at the University of Nort...
Spring Sustainability Film Series: THE SMELL OF MONEY
Apr 4, 2023
Spring Sustainability Film Series: THE SMELL OF MONEYPresented by the Office of Sustainability in collaboration with Anthropology and Sustainabl...
Lumbee tribal flag now hangs in App State’s student union, honoring the Lumbee people and their history
Mar 3, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University recognized and honored the nearly 60,000 members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and their history ...
Talk: Troubling Colonial Time: Ethnographic Engagements with Shamanic, Tropical and Spirit Time in the Philippines
Feb 16, 2023
Dr. Christina Verano Sornito Carter to give guest lecture at Haverford College and Swarthmore College: Troubling Colonial Time: Ethnographic Enga...
Dr. Seth Grooms publishes article in prestigious archaeology journal
Feb 9, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Seth Grooms, assistant professor in the Appalachian State Department of Anthropology, is the lead author of a new study ...
App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone
Dec 15, 2022
App State archaeology project partners with Junaluska to document Black history in Boone...
Alumni Spotlights
Aric Thoresen ('16) on combining anthropology and teaching
Dec 21, 2020
After Aric Thoresen received his degree in anthropology from Appalachian State University in 2016, he travelled throughout Latin America and became TE...
Neeshell Bradley-Lewis ('19) featured for graduate work at University of Delaware
Dec 21, 2020
Anthropology alum, Neeshell Bradley-Lewis, featured for graduate work at University of Delaware...
Caroline Noel ('13) wins NSF Fellowship for study at the University of Virginia
May 9, 2019
Appalachian State University alumnae, Caroline Noel ’13 has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow...
Faculty Spotlights
Dr. Timothy J. Smith completes one year fellowship at UNC Executive Leadership Institute
May 25, 2023
Dr. Timothy J. Smith is one of 24 University of North Carolina System employees who recently completed a one year fellowship at the University of Nort...
Dr. Susan Keefe receives award from North Carolina Genealogical Society for Excellence
Jan 28, 2022
Dr. Susan Keefe has received an award from the North Carolina Genealogical Society for Excellence for her book Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Bla...
Dr. Thomas R. Whyte featured in Appalachian Today for toad research
Oct 30, 2019
Dr. Tom Whyte likes to dig in the dirt — and solve old mysteries while he’s at it. As a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropolo...
Dr. Timothy J. Smith receives UNC Board of Governors Campus Excellence in Teaching Award
May 7, 2019
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has received one of the 2019-2020 UNC Board of Governors Campus Excellence in Teaching Awards. This is the second of these awards...