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Education Policy Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Cohort
Dec 19, 2024

Five faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) including one CAP staff member, and five educators from GEAR UP districts will be part...

Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors
Dec 11, 2024

As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.“We are asking rural folks to accept a ...

New CTE director focused on students' careers
Dec 11, 2024

After earning a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in industrial technology, Libby Huff took her first job at an architecture firm do...

Grants from Appalachian announced
Dec 11, 2024

Local recipients of Appalachian State University Public School Partnership Mini-Grants were announced during the Wilkes school board meeting Monday ni...

"Nobody wants a nervous pilot:" Education leaders discuss leading with compassion
Dec 11, 2024

Melba Spooner believes compassion is an important trait to instill in educators.“Being a leader and being able to be focused on the person, that is ...

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Three Doctoral Graduates Receive Dissertation Awards at Doctoral Symposium
Dec 10, 2024

Three doctoral graduates received dissertation awards at the annual Doctoral Symposium in November: Dr. Kesha Hood, Dr. Nikki Proctor, and Dr. Kacie R...

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McGuire Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates
Dec 10, 2024

Doctoral candidate, Logan McGuire, has been inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates for a second time — once as an edu...

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24 ACES and NCTF Seniors Honored
Dec 9, 2024

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Appalachian Community of Educators Scholars (ACES) and North Carolina Teaching Fe...

Margaret Hardin

Hardin Retires After 26 Years
Dec 9, 2024

Margaret Hardin, the administrative support specialist for student services in the Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, is ...