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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RCOE Graduates First Cohort from the Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program Jun 24, 2022
In fall 2020, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the North Carolina Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence... Features, School Administration
Child Advocacy Club Donates to Lucy Brock Jun 23, 2022
Appalachian State University’s Child Advocacy Club chose the... Features, Lucy Brock Child Development Program, Child Development
Alumni Hefner ’99 ’03 ’11, Lockee ’86 ’91, and McCall ’60 ’65 Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society Jun 20, 2022
Appalachian State University alumni Jennifer Hefner ’99 ’03 ’11, Barbara Lockee ’86 ’91, and Maxine McCall ’60
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Uplifting future educators: Helen Beatty Heafner ’43 May 26, 2022
For Helen Beatty Heafner ’43, education was more than a career — it was her life’s passion.
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App State Names First Cohort of Principal Fellows May 24, 2022
Last year, App State was one of six institutions selected by the Principal Fellows Commission through a competitive grant process to be the... Features, School Administration, Public School Partnership
Alumnus Calvin Craig Named an Emerging Leader in the NCSCA May 13, 2022
Calvin C.
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2022 Reich College of Education Award Recipients Named May 13, 2022
Nine faculty and staff members of Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE), along with the Creativity Collaborative
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