On April 7, East Tennessee State University’s campus was buzzing with showcases of local culture and traditions. Mountain Made, an Appalachian folk festival hosted by the ETSU SGA, Department of Appalachian Studies, and Buctainment, ETSU’s student life organization. The event is a callback to the ETSU campus culture of the 1960s and ’70s, when folk festivals were held on campus every year. Students, faculty, and visitors could find activities and performances throughout campu

By Mark Rutledge and Ophelia Thornton | A century-old photo album that traveled from the nation’s eastern mountains to the Mid-West...

By Appalachian Places staff | Lots of color and expressions of art and culture was on display at The Women Veteran’s Art Exhibit on Aug. 25.

By Becca Proffitt | East Tennessee State University's Reece Museum and the Black American Studies Program have partnered to develop an ...