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Passport, please! — App State ranks 4th nationally for study abroad participation Jan 14, 2026

Appalachian State University connects students to a world-class education and life-changing international experiences — earning top rankings nationally for the number of Mountaineer students

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App State's Office of Rural Promise fortifies student and teacher success in North Carolina Jan 14, 2026

Building on its 126-year history as a rural-serving institution, Appalachian State University has launched the Office of Rural Promise (ORP)

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Four Reich College of Education Students Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates Apr 26, 2019

Four Reich College of Education (RCOE) students have been inducted into the... Features

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Board of Governors Appalachian State University School/College Award Recipients: Alecia Jackson and Peter Nelsen Apr 26, 2019

Two Reich College of Education (RCOE) faculty members have been selected for the Board of Governors Appalachian State University School/College... Features

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Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies Award Recipients: Roma Angel, Alecia Jackson, & Kelly McCallister Apr 26, 2019

Two Reich College of Education (RCOE) faculty members and one doctoral student were selected as Cratis D.

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ACES Students Make Thinking Visible with Trip to Washington, D.C. Apr 15, 2019

On Thursday, March 28, 40 members of the Appalachian Community of Education Scholars (ACES) program awoke bright and early to board an App State... Features

Cassondra MacLeod

Alumni Update: Cassondra Macleod ‘13 Apr 4, 2019

Cassondra Macleod, originally from Huntersville, North Carolina, graduated in 2013 with a B.S. in family and consumer sciences and a B.S.

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Nia Robinson

Nia Robinson Receives Peer Mentor Award from the Black Student Association Apr 2, 2019

Middle grades major, Nia Robinson, from Kannapolis, North Carolina, received the Peer Mentor Award from the ... Features

Laura Brooks

Laura Brooks ‘14 Named North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year Mar 25, 2019

Laura Brooks (née Snipes), originally from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, was named North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year for the Northw

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Natalie Mercer

Alumni Update: Natalie Mercer ‘15 Mar 21, 2019

Natalie Mercer (née Haakinson), from Wilson, North Carolina, graduated in 2015 with a M.A.

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