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Dr. Adam Newmark

Republicans search for a replacement nominee for Congress in Western NC [faculty featured]
Aug 12, 2026

With less than a month until absentee voting begins, there’s been a shake-up in one of North Carolina’s most competitive congressional races and one party is seeking a new nominee.&nbs

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Laney Wise meets with department heads and residents to secure funding where it is needed most. Photo by Lorelei Roberts

How a pandemic-era job search led a local to help build her hometown's communications [alumna featured]
Aug 4, 2026

BOONE — When Laney Wise took a job with the town of Boone, she thought of it as “just a resume builder.” Five years later, she’s helped build the town’s entire commun

Alumni

App State’s Police Development Program celebrates its 6th academy class
Sep 25, 2023

Since its inception six years ago, Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Police Academy has trained 120 sworn police officers, includin

Police Development Program
Dr. Cathy Marcum, department chair and professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Government and Justice Studies

Dr. Cathy Marcum appointed editor of criminal justice journal
Mar 27, 2023

Dr Cathy Marcum, department chair and professor in the Appalachian State... Faculty

This badge signifies App State’s status as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars and students for the 2022–23 academic year. The university is one of 18 schools nationwide to receive this honor. Image courtesy of Fulbright Program
Dr. Emily Farris, associate professor in Political Science at Texas Christian University (TCU)

March 21: "Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States" with Dr. Emily Farris
Feb 8, 2023

"Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States"
Presented by Dr. Emily Farris

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Barbara Zaitzow
Jan 25, 2023

For the first Who's Who Wednesday of 2023, we're featuring Dr.

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Jaiden Knotts

10 first-year App State students awarded Diversity Scholars Program Scholarship for 2022–23
Nov 2, 2022

Ten first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded scholarships through App State’s ... Student

2022 Alumni Awards: Douglas Middleton Jr. ’15 ’18 — Young Alumni Award
Jul 27, 2022

Appalachian State University alumnus Douglas Middleton Jr.

Alumni

2022 Alumni Awards: Mark E. Ricks ’84 — Distinguished Alumni Award
Jul 27, 2022

Appalachian State University alumnus Mark E.

Alumni
The four App State recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2022–23. Pictured, from left to right, are alumna Payton Blaney ’22, of Reidsville; alumnus Henry Campbell ’21, of Winston-Salem; alumna Ilya Wang ’20, of Rockwell and Taichung, Taiwan; and alumnus Andrew Williard ’22, of Winston-Salem. Photos by Chase Reynold
Appalachian Police Officer Development Program (APDP) cadets at Appalachian State University complete rigorous physical training in addition to training in first aid, communication skills, de-escalation techniques and handling active shooters/aggressors. Pictured are cadets from the 2020 APDP class, during summer training. Photo by Chase Reynolds