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.
Features, Alumni Update, School Administration, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development, Career and Technical Education, English Education, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Language, Literatures and Cultures' Carmen Scoggins '94 '98 receives language teaching award Apr 5, 2023
Carmen Scoggins '94 '98, adjunct Spanish and foreign language method
Features, Alumni Update, Spanish Education
App State hosts High Country MATHCOUNTS Competition Mar 21, 2023
On Tuesday, February 21, Appalachian State hosted the High Country Chapter Competition of MATHCOUNTS
Features, Mathematics and Science Education Center, Public School Partnership, Mathematics Education
Students and Faculty Present at the 2023 North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference Mar 6, 2023
Reich College of Education (RCOE) students and faculty members gave presentations at the 2023 North Carolina... Features, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
RCOE Faculty Lead Professional Development for Watauga County Schools Teachers Feb 28, 2023
Both in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education, Dr.
Features, Literacy Education, Public School Partnership
App State Remains First in Number of NBCT Teachers for Seventh Consecutive Year Jan 30, 2023
For the seventh consecutive year, Appalachian State University leads the nation for the number of its alumni who are National Board Certified... Features, Alumni Update, Teacher Education
Alumni Update: Dr. Dan Li ’14 Jan 23, 2023
Dr. Dan Li, originally from China, graduated in 2014 with an M.A. in professional school counseling. She completed her Ph.D.
Features, Alumni Update, Professional School Counseling, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education
Three Reich College of Education Students Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates Jan 10, 2023
Three Reich College of Education (RCOE) students have been inducted into the... Features, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Higher Education, Literacy Education, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education
Golden LEAF Scholarship Recipient Reflects on Her Time at App State Nov 29, 2022
Elementary education major Sydney McKeaver, from Siloam, North Carolina, recently shared the impact that being a... Features, Elementary Education, Literacy Education