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App State Chief Diversity Officer, Jamie Parson, left in background, and App State alumnus Hudson Miller ’21, right in background, read “First Rain” to students at the App State Academy at Elkin in December 2022. The reading was a celebration of Jewish heritage. Miller was the former president of App State’s Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. Photo submitted

App State Office of Diversity brings monthly read-alouds to lab schools Feb 23, 2023

This academic year, App State’s Office of Diversity has begun monthly read-alouds with mini-Mountaineers at the university’s two

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High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project Apr 19, 2022

Through its grant-funded project “Roots and Routes: Stories of Migration in the High Country,” Appalachian State University is providing an avenue for High Country Hmong refugee and La

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North Carolina Humanities Council Grant Supports Digital Storytelling Community Project to Amplify Immigrant Voices Feb 8, 2022

Through a grant totaling $19,269 from the North Carolina Humanities Council, Dr. Shanan Fitts and Dr.

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Eris Jenkins

App State honors champions of inclusive excellence, on campus and in the community Jan 31, 2022

Congratulations to Eris Jenkins, a second-year graduate student in our student affairs administration program.

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LEFT: Allen Bryant; RIGHT: Anya Walsh

App State professor highlights importance of Native American history Nov 23, 2021

A professor is sharing positive stories about Native American history for students in Appalachia.

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Appalachian State University is among more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world that have joined the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium to foster greater diversity and inclusion within their campus and local communities. Dr. Louis B. Gallien Jr., professor in the university’s Department of Leadership and Educational Studies and Honors College, will serve as project coordinator. Photo by Marie Freeman

App State joins Universities Studying Slavery consortium, continues its work to foster diversity and inclusion May 25, 2021

Appalachian State University is among more than 70 higher education institutions across the nation and world that have joined the Universities... At Appalachian, Inclusive Excellence