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Talk: On Ethnographic Research and Environmental Defense in Honduras
Mar 8, 2024
Dr. Jon Carter to give guest lecture at Rollins College: On Ethnographic Research and Environmental Defense in HondurasFor many years now, environment...
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. ...
News
Library celebrates the Junaluska Heritage Association [faculty featured]
Jul 2, 2025
BOONE — The annual Friends of the Watauga County Library celebration featured a panel discussion centered on two recently published books about Boon...
Ella Adams: Uplifting Voices and Serving with Purpose to Transform Communities
Jan 8, 2025
Recently graduating with a degree in Anthropology from the College of Arts and Sciences, Ella Adams embodies the spirit of passion and resilience. Ell...
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...
SAFE Student Spotlight: Josie Patch
Apr 9, 2024
Patch received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to cover hotel expenses while she conducted fieldwork in Robeson County for a...
Talk: On Ethnographic Research and Environmental Defense in Honduras
Mar 8, 2024
Dr. Jon Carter to give guest lecture at Rollins College: On Ethnographic Research and Environmental Defense in HondurasFor many years now, environment...
Marine Corps veteran, Dr. Seth Grooms, lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
Jun 6, 2023
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Marine Corps veteran, Dr. Seth Grooms, was selected to lay wreath at this year's Memorial Day commemoration....
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
Exploring how new religions promote or hinder well-being: A new John Templeton Foundation Grant
Apr 29, 2025
A Tibetan monk officiating an event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tibetan Buddhism is emerging in Vietnam as a popular form of new religiosity © 2025...
Marine Corps veteran, Dr. Seth Grooms, lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
Jun 6, 2023
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Marine Corps veteran, Dr. Seth Grooms, was selected to lay wreath at this year's Memorial Day commemoration....
Dr. Marc Kissel contributes to new study funded by National Geographic Society
Jun 6, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In their search to understand human origins, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world-renowned paleoanthropologist&nbs...
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...