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Carrie Afanador

Afanador appointed interim director of clinical education
Aug 28, 2021

Carrie Afanador has been appointed the Interim Director of Clinical Education for the Reich College of Education’s Office of Field Experience. Prior...

PJ Nelesen

Nelsen Named Assistant Chair of the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Aug 28, 2021

Dr. Peter “PJ” Nelsen, a professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Ed...

Carla May with award

Alumni Update: Carla May ’98
Aug 17, 2021

Carla May (née Sain), originally from Vale, North Carolina, graduated in 1998 with a M.A. in middle grades mathematics education. She completed a B.A...

Cliff Poole and Josh Silvey

Three Doctoral Candidates Graduate Summer 2021
Aug 6, 2021

Congratulations to the three doctoral candidates in the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership who graduate ...

North Carolina Principal Fellows Program logo

Future education leaders at App State receive boosted support from about $3 million in state grants
Aug 6, 2021

Millions in awarded grant funding will boost the development of and support for North Carolina educators in leadership programs — among them, studen...

The logo of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC), which is housed in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education. Image courtesy of ARRC

Researchers support rural-serving colleges and universities from new center at App State
Aug 4, 2021

A research collaborative and resource hub dedicated to advancing research and providing insight into the role of regional and rural-serving colleges a...

Sonja Ardoin

Ardoin Publishes Fourth Book on Social Class Supports
Aug 2, 2021

Dr. Sonja Ardoin, program director and associate professor of student affairs administration in the Department of Human Development and Psychological ...

Eliza Jane Harris and Megan Shea

Harris and Shea Selected for National Counseling Fellowship
Jul 28, 2021

The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Appalachian State University’s Eliza Jane...

Active Learning Classroom in the Reich College of Education

What is Next for Active Learning Classrooms?
Jul 28, 2021

Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) were first introduced to Appalachian State University ten years ago. In the time since, they have become a growing tr...

Jenny Darcy accepts an award from PEO International Chapter president, Jan Noffsinger.

App State alum receives teaching grant
Jul 27, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Jenny Darcy '16 on her $2000 grant through Philanthropic Educational Organization's Program for Continuing Education....