App State awarded $1.4M grant to strengthen special education workforce in rural Appalachia Aug 25, 2025
With more than $1.4 million in federal grant support, App State has developed a new career pathways initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of special education teachers in rural Appalachia... Features, At Appalachian, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Special Education, Teacher Education
ARRC-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort Aug 19, 2025
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC), in collaboration with the State Higher Education... Features, Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges
Alumni Brooks ’85 ’97 ’11, Thompson ’93, and Worrell ’88 Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society Jun 9, 2025
Appalachian State University alumni Dr. James “Jim” Brooks ’85 ’97 ’11, John Thompson ’93, and Dr.
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Two Students Win Second Place in Case Study Competition at SACSA Dec 7, 2021
Hannah Huff, from Raleigh, North Carolina, and Sarah Grace Whaley, from Kernersville, North Carolina, won second place in the case study... Features, Student Affairs Administration
Milsom Releases Third Edition of Career and College Readiness Counseling in P-12 Schools Nov 29, 2021
Dr. Amy Milsom, professor and chair for the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling, along with co-author Dr.
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Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education and Watauga County Schools Receive $6,000 Gift from the Sun Belt Conference Nov 22, 2021
Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) and Watauga County Schools (WCS) received a $6,000 gift from the Sun Belt C
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App State's inclusive Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) presents to visiting international fellows Nov 16, 2021
Appalachian State University’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) was invited to presen
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Alumni Update: Meredith Draughn ’15 Nov 5, 2021
Meredith Draughn, originally from Burlington, North Carolina, graduated in 2015 with an M.A. in professional school counseling.
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16 RCOE Students Selected as Literacy Scholars Oct 29, 2021
Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) has been selected by the... Features, Literacy Education
App State selected to partner with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative Oct 25, 2021
Appalachian State University has been selected to partner with... Features, Inclusive Excellence, School Administration
Meet the Patterson Scholars 2021-2022 Sep 28, 2021
The Patterson Family Foundation funds the James Patterson Teacher... Features, James Center for Student Success and Advising