Center for Appalachian Studies holds winter coat drive through August 4
Jul 18, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — In an ongoing partnership with the University of the Free State in South Africa, Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian...
Dr. Beth Davison and Jesse Barber ’22 ’24 featured on Appalachian Excellence podcast
Mar 20, 2025
On this episode of Appalachian Excellence: Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Karen Fletcher, director of grants resources and services in t...
Jesse Barber '24 documents Hurricane Helene
Jan 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Jesse Barber '24, an alumnus of the Appalachian studies program, has been a key documentarian in media efforts to cover the stories We...
In the News: North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
Oct 28, 2024
Jesse Barber focuses his camera with the quiet pensiveness of a mountain man—someone who appreciates the solace of a porch rocker, the depth of a Bl...
Strings of legacy: Alexander Hooker’s 25-year impact on App State
Apr 16, 2024
Alexander Hooker’s journey to old-time folk music started gradually, then suddenly. He has been a professor of Appalachian Strings here at...