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Maria Hofman Hernandez

Inaugural cohort of Latinx leaders selected for new Education Equity Fellowship
Jun 28, 2021

Congratulations to doctoral candidate María Hofman Hernandez on being selected for the first cohort of the LatinxEd Fellowship! With the support...

Audra and Chris Loftin own Sweet Grown Alabama Farms in Tanner. Audra Loftin is “Teacher of the Year” at Columbia Elementary School. CONTRIBUTED

As ‘Teacher of the Year,’ Audra Loftin lets students know music is their own
Jun 28, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Audra Loftin '98 on being named Teacher of the Year!...

Lori Dillard

Alumni Update: Lori Dillard ’06 ’14
Jun 23, 2021

Lori Dillard (née Waddell), originally from Laurel Springs, North Carolina, graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary educati...

Choir (re)-Imagined: Project Appalachian Youth Chorale

Young voices harmonize amid COVID-19 during grant-supported Appalachian Youth Chorale
Jun 21, 2021

Congratulations to education alumni and students Brandon Winbush ’17, Kaitlyn Moore ’20, Miranda Tedder '21, and Malcolm Vaughn on their collabora...

Project Spotlight: Teaching for Equity in Appalachia in Mathematics and Science
Jun 21, 2021

Dr. Tracie Salinas, Director of the Mathematics and Science Center, with Dr. Kavita Mittapalli and Nina de las Alas of MN Associates Inc., shared the ...

History teacher Darren Pelkey, seen here during summer school session, has been named the 2021-22 Elkin Middle School Teacher of the Year and is also being honored as the districtwide Teacher of the Year.  Lisa Michals | The Tribune

Elkin names 2021-22 Teachers of the Year
Jun 21, 2021

Congratulations to alumni Darren Pelkey '06 and Keshia Edwards '12 on their Teacher of the Year awards!...

Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd, left, is presented a plaque for being named School Superintendent of the Year by superintendents of school districts in the Northwest Regional Educational Service Alliance (NWRESA). Presenting the plaque is Dr. Stewart Hobbs, NWRESA executive director.  Photo courtesy of Morgan Mathis/Wilkes County Schools

Byrd named top superintendent in 8-county region
Jun 21, 2021

Congratulations to alum, Mark Byrd '94 '15, on being named the Region Seven Superintendent of the Year!...

Academy Author Visits

Four Award-Winning Children’s Authors and Illustrators Visit with the Academy
Jun 11, 2021

Four award-winning children's authors, Kwame Alexander, Stacy McAnulty, Meg Medina, and Lauren Castillo, visited virtually with Appalachian State Univ...

Lexie All and Hayley Rose

App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars and students for 2020–21
Jun 11, 2021

Congratulations to education alumnae Lexie All and Hayley Rose on their Fulbright awards! Appalachian State University has been recognized as a t...

James Ford

Courageous Conversations: A Discussion with James Ford and E(race)ing Inequities in NC Public Schools is Thursday, June 10
Jun 7, 2021

The James Center for Student Success and Advising and the Reich College of Education (RCOE) Inclusive Excellence Liaisons Teams present Courageous Con...