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Dean Spooner hands graduate diploma at commencement

Over 3,600 App State graduates earn degrees at Spring 2023 Commencement
May 18, 2023

More than 3,600 students graduated at the Holmes Convocation Center on the Boone campus of Appalachian State University during Spring Commencement cer...

Algie Gatewood

ACC president Dr. Algie Gatewood to retire
May 18, 2023

Dr. Algie Gatewood is ending his 10-year run as president of Alamance Community College on June 30.Gatewood holds a doctorate in adult and community c...

Kale Barnes

Kale Barnes Recognized as the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 17, 2023

Kale Barnes was named the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year for the 2022-2023 academic year in a video message. Barnes, origina...

Students gardening

At App State lab schools, empowered teachers foster supportive classrooms for K–5 students
May 15, 2023

At Appalachian State University’s two lab schools in Walkertown and Elkin, K–5 students have access to a one-of-a-kind elementary experience....

Alecia Jackson

Dr. Alecia Jackson Inducted Into the Academy of Outstanding Mentors
May 8, 2023

Dr. Alecia Jackson, professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, was inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School’s Ac...

Dr. Jeff Cox

Dr. Jeff Cox, Wilkes Community College president, named new leader of North Carolina Community College System
May 2, 2023

Congratulations to English secondary education and school administration alum, Dr. Cox '92 '98!Dr. Jeff Cox, president of Wilkes Community College, wa...

Scotty Huger, on a visit with his class, tries out a typewriter for the first time.

Typewriter Fest sparks heightened creativity
May 2, 2023

Vanessa Barlow, a sophomore English secondary education major, decided a few weeks ago to write a “sappy love letter,” to her boyfriend, but was u...

Elizabeth Bellows

App State professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded a 2023–24 Fulbright to Romania
May 2, 2023

Dr. Elizabeth Bellows, professor of social studies education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will spend nine months in Cluj-Napo...