A Trailblazer for Change

The hot - and challenging - housing market

ETSU is home to researchers who study the economy in the Appalachian Highlands. Dr. William Trainor sat down with Fred Sauceman to discuss the latest trends.

A Trailblazer for Change

George Nichols has made an indelible mark on the history of East Tennessee State University. Mr. Nichols was born and grew up in Johnson City and graduated from Langston High School as Salutatorian of his class. After graduating from Langston, he was one of four African American undergraduate students who integrated East Tennessee State College, now ETSU, in the fall of 1958. Hear more about his story and the history he lived in this special episode of Primary Sources hosted by Dr. Daryl A. Carter, associate dean and professor of history [https://www.etsu.edu/cas/history/] in the ETSU College of Arts and Sciences [https://www.etsu.edu/cas/].

Time, space, and the Deep South

Tema Stauffer is an award-winning photographer and associate professor of photography at East Tennessee State University.

Visionary Leadership in Healthcare

Dr. Holly Wei earned a 2022 Book of the Year Award [https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2023/01000/Book_of_the_Year_Awards_2022.17.aspx] from the American Journal of Nursing for a leadership textbook titled “Visionary Leadership in Healthcare: Excellence in Practice, Policy, and Ethics."

Why misinformation and vaccine hesitancy continue

Dr. David Harker is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities [https://www.etsu.edu/cas/philosophy/].