Dr. Jon Carter provides analysis on the Honduran caravan
Dec 12, 2018
Dr. Jon Carter provides analysis on the Honduran caravan in new interview with La Voce di New York."The June 2009 coup against president Manuel Zelaya...
Anthropology Faculty honored at College of Arts & Sciences Awards Ceremony
Oct 26, 2018
On October 24, 2018, Dr. Alice P. Wright was announced as the winner of the William C. Strickland Outstanding Junior Faculty of the Year Award for the...
Dr. Tom Whyte receives teaching award at Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting
Sep 18, 2018
Dr. Thomas Whyte received a UNC Board of Governors Campus Excellence in Teaching Award at the Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting on Sept. 7. He is the fir...
Anthropology major, Mackenzie Morgan, and USAS battle sweatshop purchases
Sep 18, 2018
Anthropology major Mackenzie Morgan and her colleagues worked tirelessly to get AppState to negotiate with Alta Gracia to bring a new line of apparel ...
Mikayla Absher presents at the Cherokee Archaeology Symposium
Sep 8, 2018
Mikayla Absher, an anthropology major, recently presented at the 8th Annual Cherokee Archaeology Symposium in Cherokee, hosted by the EBCI Tribal Hist...
Department welcomes a new cohort of student research assistants
Sep 4, 2018
The Department welcomes a new cohort of student research assistants. Click to learn more about them. https://anthro.appstate.edu/people/staff...
Appalachian alumnae preserve history through National Park Service internships
Jun 14, 2018
BOONE, N.C. — Anthropology majors Cala Castleberry ’17, of Tallahassee, Florida, and Hayley Wynn ’17, of Huntersville, aren’t afraid to get th...
Dr. Gregory Reck leaves a legacy of inspired teaching
May 10, 2018
After forty-six years, Dr. Gregory Reck is retiring from his job as a professor for Appalachian State’s Department of Anthropology. He started...
Alumni find success in applications to graduate programs
Mar 27, 2018
Alumni from the Department of Anthropology had another great year in applying to graduate programs. They have been accepted to Northern Arizona Univer...
Dr. Jon Carter is named the Claassen Fellow for 2018-2019
Mar 14, 2018
Dr. Jon Carter has been selected as the 2018-2019 recipient of the Dr. Cheryl Claassen Research Enhancement Award for his book project entitled, “Th...