From Austen Riggs Center Press Release: “Stockbridge, MA – October 3, 2019 –America is facing a growing crisis in mental health treatment, and one of the greatest forces to fight that crisis is raising public awareness through the media. On… Continue Reading →
2019 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Proposals & Award Nominations Presenters, Performers, Conveners, Participants, Advertisers, Exhibitors, Sponsors AppalachA’ville: Engage. Sustain. Innovate. 42nd Annual Appalachian Studies Conference March 14-17, 2019 | UNCA | Asheville, NC Proposals may be submitted to the online submissions… Continue Reading →
On July 2-9, 2018, colleagues from the MacArthur award-winning FrameWorks Institute led a summer training institute for Sewanee and Yale faculty and staff. Over several days, colleagues from a range of disciplines learned about and explored framing theory and methods, cultural models… Continue Reading →
This just out from Berea College’s Loyal Jones Appalachian Center: Berea College’s Loyal Jones Appalachian Center is putting out a call for Appalachians to tell their story about how they thrive in the places they call home. Today, some figures on… Continue Reading →
Max Fraser, recipient of several grants from the Collaborative for Southern Appalachian Studies toward his dissertation work, was recently named a finalist for the Society of American Historians’ Allan Nevins Prize. This award is given annually for “the best written… Continue Reading →