Stories

Senior Maheder Yohannes emigrated from Ethiopia at age 10. Now a U.S. citizen, the first-generation college student is helping underprivileged children in her native country stay in school.

The Appalachian Community pulls together to address food insecurity in the High Country

Appalachian offers community models for social change, interventions and education.

Millennials are eager to make change.

Today’s most pressing concerns can’t be addressed through any one discipline, this religious studies professor says. Dr. Davis Hankins encourages undergraduates to take advantage of Appalachian’s interdisciplinary opportunities.

Student and faculty researchers and community support have helped reclaim an African-American cemetery near campus.

Research by Drs. Zach and Alisha Farris is sustaining ecosytems, improving animal and human health and providing learning opportunities. They are ‘living like they mean it.’