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		<title>Thomas receives State Department Critical Language Scholarship</title>
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BOONE—Elizabeth J. Thomas of Matthews has received a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Russian this summer. Thomas is a junior sociology/social inequalities major at Appalachian State University.
She hopes to attend graduate school after graduating from Appalachian and earn a Master&#8217;s in Public Health degree, focusing on epidemiology.

&#8220;I am interested in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professor to collaborate on cross-cultural gerontology research</title>
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BOONE—Ed Rosenberg&#8217;s academic interests on issues related to aging and gerontology are taking him to France, where he will be a visiting researcher at the University of Angers. It&#8217;s a return trip for the Appalachian State University professor who was an exchange professor in 2004-05 at the university located in France&#8217;s Loire Valley.

The University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian’s Diversity Lecture Series begins Sept. 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Known for attracting influential leaders and thinkers with national and international reputations, Appalachian State University’s Office of Multicultural Student Development will present an array of outstanding speakers as part of its Diversity Lecture Series. They include leading scholars in the fields of sociology, religion, civil rights, social justice and children’s literature.

Bonilla-Silva
Hessee
Neal
Davis
Newman

All events are free and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher of the Year began journey as an Appalachian student</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Dr. Cameron Lippard has come full circle. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 1998 with degrees in psychology and sociology. Now, he is an award-winning faculty member teaching in the same building where he once was a student.
Lippard, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology since 2007, received the College of Arts and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research ranks counties in terms of child well-being</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/11/01/research-ranks-counties-in-terms-of-child-well-being/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE — A child well-being study has ranked all N.C. counties in terms of overall child well-being and component categories such as health, safety, education, and economic well-being.
Conducted by Dr. Yongbeom Hur, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Government and Justice Studies, and Robin Testerman, executive director of the Children’s Center of Surry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scholar discusses youth engagement, social trust and the future of democracy April 12</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Connie Flanagan will present the talk “Youth Engagement, Social Trust, and the Future of Democracy” April 12 from 4-5:30 p.m. in Belk Library and Information Commons Room 114 at Appalachian State University.
Her presentation is part of the Interdisciplinary Studies Speaker Series and is co-sponsored by the Department of Government and Justice Studies, Office of International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian’s MSW program receives accreditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The master of social work (MSW) degree program in Appalachian State University’s Department of Social Work has received full accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education, the field’s national accrediting agency.
The accreditation process began four years ago when the program was approved for candidacy by CSWE. The program enrolled its first students in January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCaughey receives AAUP Chapter Award</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/09/17/mccaughey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Dr. Martha McCaughey has received the Appalachian State University American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Chapter Award for her work to advance goals of academic freedom and faculty governance. McCaughey is a professor of women’s studies and sociology at Appalachian.
According to a nominator, McCaughey has worked to ensure and advance academic freedom at Appalachian and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Sociology and Social Work to become two academic departments July 1</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2008/06/06/department-of-sociology-and-social-work-to-become-two-academic-departments-july-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;Beginning July 1, the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Appalachian State University will become two separate departments. 
Given the continued growth of the department, the formation of separate academic units will enable the university to better serve students seeking either a sociology or social work degree, according to Ed Folts who has chaired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caveman mystique crushes men&#8217;s potential, professor says</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2008/02/18/caveman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;Martha McCaughey says not to blame a man&#8217;s bad behavior on the caveman within. All too often, she says, pop-Darwinism &#8211; or evolutionary psychology related through popular culture -suggests that a man&#8217;s sexual promiscuity and physical aggression can be traced to his stone-age ancestors. 
&#8220;For all these things that men are criticized for doing, evolution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian faculty members honored for outstanding teaching</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2007/08/09/outstanding-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE-Seven faculty members at Appalachian State University who have received teaching awards from the UNC Board of Governors will be recognized during Convocation Sept. 6 in the George M. Holmes Convocation Center.
Melanie Greene, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was one of 16 professors from UNC System universities receiving the 2007 UNC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian&#8217;s master of social work program receives candidacy towards accreditation from CSWE</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2006/11/07/social-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The master of social work (MSW) program at Appalachian State University has been awarded candidacy for accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education.
The candidacy is the first step MSW programs must complete toward full accreditation. After a three-year period, a program can apply for and be granted inititial accreditation.
Appalachian&#8217;s MSW program, housed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muir Travels to New Zealand to study attitudes about women athletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;Ken Muir travels to New Zealand in July to spend four weeks at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. He&#8217;ll also spend a good amount of time watching rugby.
Muir is an associate professor in Appalachian State University&#8217;s Department of Sociology and Social Work, coach of the women&#8217;s rugby team at Appalachian, and a nationally certified rugby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Folts Named Interim Chairman of Appalachian&#8217;s Sociology and Social Work Department</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;Edward Folts has been named interim chairman of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Appalachian State University. 
A member of Appalachian&#8217;s faculty since 1991, Folks replaces Lorin Baumhover who has been named interim dean of the university&#8217;s Cratis Williams Graduate School.
Folts directed Appalachian&#8217;s gerontology program from 1991-2000 and the master&#8217;s program in social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian&#8217;s Department of Sociology and Social Work Will Oversee Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion Programs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8211;Appalachian State University&#8217;s Department of Sociology and Social Work has received a $620,000 grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to assume sponsorship of two long established programs serving the elderly and children with special needs in a five-county area.The Foster Grandparent Program, begun in 1980, and the Senior Companion Program, begun in [...]]]></description>
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