Posts tagged Appalachia

Railroads have played a major role throughout the history of the Appalachian Mountains. The George L. Carter Railroad museum is dedicated to the history of …

Forty years ago, in 1978, ETSU launched an initiative that opened new doors for the university and its students: The Archives of Appalachia. The Archives …

Drug overdoses are an incredibly serious issue in this nation. According to drugpolicy.org, nearly 64,000 people in the United States died from drug abuse in …

A cappella is a unique type of music that relies on just the sound of the singers voices. One a cappella group that has made an …

Believe it or not, ETSU and Northern Ireland have a lot in common. For Appalachian Studies students, this connection might seem like old news. However, …

On Thursday evening, Martha Redbone presented “The Garden of Love,” a concert which took poetry by William Blake and set the words in the poems …

For many people, the Appalachian coal mine communities never ended. ETSU’s College of Public Health held its first talk for this academic year’s Leading Voices …

According to stats, South Appalachia suffers the highest rate of depression and suicide than anywhere else in the United States. Clinical depression is marked by …

The ETSU Department of Communication and Performance partnered with the National Communication Association to host, “Health, Wellness & Illness in Appalachia,” a discussion on how …

In a recent WJHL article, ETSU President Brian Noland discussed ETSU’s recent changes to its mission statement. The goal is to have 60 percent of students …