Former English teacher Kerri Huffman finds ‘simple joy’ in writing her first novel
Jan 25, 2023
During her 36-year career as an English teacher at North Stanly High School, Kerri Huffman enjoyed the chance to unleash her creative side through the...
Davidson County teacher publishes first book
Jan 25, 2023
Growing up, Sydney Sanders could get lost in book series, plowing though "The Hunger Games" saga and Percy Jackson books.Now the Davidson County Welco...
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. in counselor education an...
Avery County Native Liz Silvers Promoted to Vice- President at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Jan 18, 2023
Liz Silvers, a veteran educator who was raised in the Powdermill Community of Avery County, has been promoted to Vice-President for Instruction at Cal...
Perspective | North Carolina schools are anything but ‘low-performing’
Jan 18, 2023
Over the past three months, our team from the Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project at Appalachian State University has been traversing western No...
RRI Seed Grant recipients share research outcomes
Jan 18, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — In Fall 2021, Appalachian State University's Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation (RRI), the newest department in t...
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 Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates: Jordan Dennison, Dr....
Shears Receives the 2022 Naylor Award Recipient
Jan 10, 2023
At the Fall 2022 Doctoral Symposium, Dr. Laura Shears was awarded the Alice P. Naylor Outstanding Dissertation Award for the 2021-2022 academic year. ...
App State confers approximately 1,500 degrees at Fall 2022 Commencement
Jan 3, 2023
Appalachian State University recognized nearly 1,500 graduates during its Fall Commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16 at the Holmes Convocation Center.A...
Nash Awarded the Early Literacy Teacher Educator of the Year Award
Dec 2, 2022
Dr. Kindel Turner Nash, the Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Literacy in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education,...