News and Spotlights from the Center for Appalachian Studies

BOONE, N.C. — The summer 2026 edition of As the Crow Flies, the open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, was released on June 15. This summer edition of As the Crow Flies features peer-reviewed scholarship, poetry, and creative nonfiction, as well …

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2025–26 awards. The recipients were honored at the Williams School of Graduate Studies Faculty and Student Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. …

BOONE, N.C. — The most recent issue of Appalachian Journal — volume 53, number 3 — will arrive in subscribers’ mailboxes shortly. This issue features fifteen new contributors to the journal and includes scholarly articles, poetry, book reviews, creative nonfiction readings, and …

BOONE, N.C. — The third edition of As the Crow Flies, the open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, went live on March 15. This spring edition of As the Crow Flies includes a selection of reviews and poetry from numerous writers …

Center for Appalachian Studies Director Trevor McKenzie is featured in Phillip Norman’s story about the inaugural Fly Around Music and Arts Festival.

BOONE, N.C. — The latest issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (volume 53, number 2), will arrive in subscribers’ mailboxes shortly. This winter 2026 edition of Appalachian Journal includes scholarly articles, book reviews, poetry, and a wonderful interview between Appalachian Journal’s founding editor …

BOONE, N.C. — The second edition of As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on Dec. 15. This winter edition of As the Crow Flies includes scholarly articles, book reviews, poetry, research-based essays, such …

BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 53, no. 1) focuses on the foods and recipes that enrich and reflect Appalachian culture, including the cross-cultural influences reflected through foodways. This issue includes scholarly articles from …

Haley DiFruscio curated this story from the ASU Library Appalachian Collection archive in App State’s Special Collections Research Center. The archived collections are available to browse in person during the SCRC’s hours of operation.

BOONE, N.C. — As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on Sept. 15. Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, roundtable discussions, interviews, first-person …

UFS—A spirit of international collaboration and heartwarming generosity filled the air on the Qwaqwa Campus as Prof Julie Shepherd-Powell, Graduate Programme Director of Appalachian Studies at the Appalachian State University (App State), generously donated winter clothing. This act of kindness, …

NPR—GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, “I’ll Fly Away.” Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.