Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Arriaga Interviewed on Local Immigration Enforcement Efforts in North Carolina
Oct 11, 2018
North Carolina: Wake County sheriff race struggles for media visibility, with 287(g) at stake......
Dr. Arriaga travels to Greece to Discuss Her Research International Immigration and NGOs
Oct 11, 2018
From October 6, 2018, Dr. Felicia Arriaga attended an international conference in Athens, Greece to present her research on the impact of NGOs on dete...
Novel Drug Abuse Research by Dr. Thames
Oct 3, 2018
Dr. Thames and co-author, Dr. Robert Perdue, published a research article in the Journal of Drug Issues focusing on novel drug use. Particularly, Tham...
Student and Alumni Spotlight
High Country Council of Governments hires Julie Wiggins as Executive Director
Aug 7, 2018
BOONE — High Country Council of Governments has selected and hired Julie Wiggins as its new Executive Director, beginning Aug. 1....
Senior Sociology Major Tori Tensi: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Jun 12, 2018
The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute ...
Taylor Boyd, Sociology Alum Hard at Work!
Mar 21, 2018
Meet Taylor Boyd. Taylor obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2014. Following his departure from A...
General News
"Making sense of mistreatment: intersectionality and perceptions of everyday discrimination”
Feb 23, 2018
Dr. Catherine E. Harnois, Professor in the Department of Sociology and a core faculty member in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexualit...
Dr. David Embrick: Sanctuaries of White Supremacy: Boundaries of White Space(s) and White Resistance to Change
Feb 1, 2018
ABSTRACTThe recent battles, both overt and subtle, regarding the removal of confederate statues and other symbols of white supremacy, is often assumed...