2016 Conference Scholarship Applications
The ASA provides scholarships to those unable to attend the annual conference because of financial reasons. We truly love funding people....
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Check this page for recent ASA announcements, updates about the ASA conference, info on the Journal of Appalachian Studies, and more. Visit our social media accounts for additional news!
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Conference Highlights
"Voices from the Misty Mountains: Diversity and Unity, A New Appalachia." That is the theme of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Appalachian...
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A Conversation with Photographer Builder Levy
Click here to listen to an interview with Builder Levy, which originally aired on Inside Appalachia, West Virginia Public Broadcasting. A...
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2016 Conference Call for Participation
Click here to download the Call for Participation for the 39th Annual ASA Conference, to be held March 18-20 at Shepherd University in...
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Summer 2015 Y'ALL Newsletter
Check out Y'ALL's Summer 2015 newsletter to find out about Y'ALL opportunities.
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New Gates-Carawan Artist Award
The Gates-Carawan Artist Award recognizes an individual for artistic potential or artistic contributions to Appalachia in the realms of...
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Five area writers to be inducted into East TN Writers Hall of Fame
Friends of Literacy will induct five writers into the East TN Writers Hall of Fame on October 22nd, 2015. Friends of Literacy realizes...
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ASA members hit the airwaves
Check out this radio show featuring ASA members Chad Berry and Roger Guy discussing the Appalachian migration to Chicago on WBEZ 91.5!...
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New President-Elect
Debbie Zorn is the ASA President-Elect. Read more at the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition.
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Remembering William Clark Lindley, Jr.
ASA Remembers William Clark Lindley, Jr. — written by Jordan L. Laney.
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ASA Bylaw Changes
Changes to the ASA bylaws were approved by the membership at the annual ASA Membership Forum & Business Meeting on March 28, 2015, 11 –...
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Call for Papers for a 'Journal of Appalachian Studies' Forum On Economic Development in Appalachia
The Journal of Appalachian Studies announces a special two-year forum on sustainable economic development in Appalachia, starting with...
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JAS Announces New Book and Media Review Editors!
On behalf of the Journal of Appalachian Studies editorial board, I am pleased to announce that Chris Miller and Kathryn Santiago will be...
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Radford University Petition
We have started a petition drive concerning the unannounced expulsion of Radford University's Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies...
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Remembering Dr. Howard C. Dorgan
Dr. C. Howard Dorgan passed away Thursday, July 5 in his home in Boone, North Carolina. Born in Ruston, Louisiana, Dr. Dorgan received a...
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