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Welcoming Isabella Lebron as the new assistant editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo
Nov 19, 2025

 By: Em AcuñaThe Honors College welcomes Isabella Lebron to her new role as the assistant editor of the Honors Wednesday Memo (HWM). Lebron bega...

Dr. Pia Albinsson joins the App State Honors College mentoring team
Nov 19, 2025

By: Isabella Lebron and Dr. Vicky KlimaDr. Pia A. Albinsson, Beroth Professor of Marketing in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Managemen...

Honors students serve on the NCHC UReCA editorial board
Nov 3, 2025

By: Em AcuñaEm Acuña and Seleen Al Horani have been serving on the 2025-2026 editorial board for UReCA: The National Collegiate Honors Council’s (...

Honors College student Ella Watt spent spring and summer 2025 studying French language and culture in Switzerland
Oct 8, 2025

By: Em AcuñaHonors College senior Ella Watt studied abroad at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in the French-speaking region of Vaud, Swit...

Amanda Bruckstein ‘25 awarded Fulbright to study in Israel
Aug 27, 2025

Amanda Bruckstein ‘25 has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to conduct research in Haifa, Israel, for the 2025-26 academic year. Her research ...

Kennedi Ratcliffe selected for 2025-2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Aug 8, 2025

By: Em AcuñaKennedi Ratcliffe ‘25, a recent Honors College alumna, has been selected to be part of a cohort of 65 other Americans who will travel t...

Dr. Annette Lytle Ranft ’86 recognized as the 2025 Honors College exceptional alumna
Jul 21, 2025

By: Em AcuñaThe Honors College honored Dr. Annette Lytle Ranft ’86 as the 2025 Honors College exceptional alumna during Appalachian State’s 2025 ...

Honors College students travel to Ireland and Northern Ireland to study Human Rights with faculty leaders
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. Jessica Martell, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and program coordinator for Global Studies, and Dr. Belinda Wa...

Honors College students travel to study sustainability and education in indigenous Guatemala
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. Greg McClure, professor in the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, and Dr. Christopher Van Loan, professor in the Department of Chil...

Honors College students travel to Rome and Paris with faculty earning HON seminar credits
Jul 9, 2025

Dr. Jack Kwong, professor of philosophy, and Dr. Randall Reed, professor of religion, both in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, led Honors Co...