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Dr. Maria Pramaggiore appointed McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education
Jul 31, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian State University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has appointed Dr. Maria Pramaggiore as the McFarlane Family Distin...

Dr. Joseph Gonzalez

‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within [faculty authored]
Jul 10, 2026

When I first visited Cuba, the island was recovering from a severe economic crisis. It was 1996, and the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in a...

Joseph Bathanti will serve as macebearer for the Fall 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Joseph Bathanti to serve as macebearer for Fall 2025 CAS Commencement
Nov 18, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Joseph Bathanti will serve as macebearer for the Fall 2025 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Commencement Ceremony. Dr. Cat...

Dr. Clark Maddux

Dr. Clark Maddux to serve as macebearer for Spring 2025 CAS Commencement
Apr 23, 2025

Dr. Clark Maddux will serve as the macebearer for the 1 p.m. ceremony....

Dr. Laura Ammon, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Philosophy and Religion and director of the Watauga Residential College (WRC) in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Dr. Laura Ammon receives freshman advocacy award
May 23, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Laura Ammon, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Philosophy and Religion and dire...

Watauga Residential College students partner with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture through Appalachian Regional Commission student research training grant
Dec 6, 2021

Dr. Jessica Martell's first-year Watauga Residential College students successfully participated in this year's Appalachian Teaching Project, a student...

App State College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new department chairs to the Department of Anthropology, Dr. Krista Lewis; A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, Dr. Petia Bobadova and Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Dr. Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce. In addition, Dr. Laura Ammon, from the Department of Philosophy and Religion will become the director of Watauga Residential College.

App State’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs and director
May 6, 2021

Three new department chairs in Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences will begin their positions on July 1, 2021.&nbs...

Dr. Jessica Martell is an assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and an affiliate faculty member of the Center for Appalachian Studies.

CAS Zoomer Series: Contested Cuisines - Southern and Appalachian Foodways
Feb 19, 2021

In this presentation, Dr. Jessica Martell and Dr. Zackary Vernon will examine the dynamic foodways of Appalachia and the U.S. South. While s...

Dr. Harry Clark Maddux, director of and professor in Appalachian State University’s Watauga Residential College, a specialty academic program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. Photo by Connie Wilson Maddux

Harvey R. Durham Outstanding Freshman Advocate Award: Dr. Clark Maddux
Apr 29, 2020

Dr. Harry Clark Maddux, professor in and director of Appalachian State University’s Watauga Residential College (WRC), has been recognized as a...

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