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Anthropology major, Callie Gunzenhauser, writes from Bulgaria
Apr 19, 2019

Anthropology major, Callie Gunzenhauser, recently reported back on her experience studying abroad at American University in Bulgaria. Working with the...

Abbey Huber, Social Practice and Sustainability major
Apr 9, 2019

After taking a few classes in political science and global studies, Abbey Huber did not feel that the frameworks she had encountered in these classes ...

Patrick James, Sociocultural Anthropology major
Apr 9, 2019

As a senior studying Sociocultural Anthropology, Patrick James has realized over the course of his undergraduate studies that he wants his life’s wo...

Makenzie Cash, Biological Anthropology major
Apr 4, 2019

Makenzie Cash is a third-year Biological Anthropology student and notably, a primatology enthusiast. However, she first came into interest with non-hu...

Lauren Stander, Archaeology major
Apr 4, 2019

When Lauren Stander took an Introduction to Archaeology class during her first year at Appalachian, she immediately decided to become an archaeology s...

Dr. Christina Verano Sornito participates in performance event at Black Mountain College
Apr 2, 2019

Saturday, March 30, 20193 - 10 p.m.Camp Rockmount in Black Mountain, N.C.About this EventThe {Re}HAPPENING is a one-day event at the histori...

Dr. Cameron Gokee receives 2016-18 Best Book Award from SAfA
Feb 28, 2019

Dr. Cameron D. Gokee, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology has been awarded the 2016-18 Book Prize from the Committee of the Society of Afr...

NPR features story on alum Sarah Stacke's ('02) new book on the U.S. South
Dec 29, 2018

Sarah Stacke (anthropology alumna, '02) has released a new book, Photos Day or Night: The Archive of Hugh Mangum, that is featured in a rece...

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...