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Rebecca Payne Jordan

Payne Jordan Appointed as Literacy Fellow for UNC System
Oct 27, 2020

Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan, assistant professor in the Reich College of Education’s Department of Reading Education and Special Education, was one of ...

Justin Hites

Justin Hites Joins the James Center for Student Success and Advising Staff
Oct 22, 2020

The James Center for Student Success and Advising welcomes Justin Hites as its new university program associate. In his role, Hites will support ...

Scholarship Support Program Projects: October Presentations
Oct 20, 2020

This past summer, the Reich College of Education (RCOE) funded ten projects to support faculty and staff on research and creative projects through the...

ACES Senior Professional Development Conference

ACES Senior Professional Development Conference Provided Impactful Learning Opportunity for Students
Oct 19, 2020

The Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Appalachian Community of Education Scholars (ACES) attended the annual Senior Professional Development Confe...

Courtney Bebber

Bebber named Alexander County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year
Oct 19, 2020

Miss Courtney Bebber has been named the 2019-2020 Alexander County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year. She will serve during the 2020-2021 school y...

Jill Ward

Old Fort’s Jill Ward is 2020-21 MCS Principal of the Year
Oct 19, 2020

Jill Ward, principal of Old Fort Elementary, has been selected by her colleagues as the 2020-2021 Principal of the Year for McDowell County Schools. "...

Amanda Crouse

CVCC honors excellence in teaching and staff
Oct 19, 2020

Catawba Valley Community College announced the recipients for its annual Staff Excellence Award (SEA) and the Excellence in Teaching Award (EIT).Amand...

Forsyth Technical Community College Announces New Vice President for Student Academic Success and Chief Academic Officer
Oct 19, 2020

Forsyth Tech is proud to announce the appointment of Jacob Surratt, who has a doctorate in education, as the new Vice President of Student Academic Su...

Matt Cooper

Alumni Update: Matthew Cooper ’03 ’08
Oct 15, 2020

Matthew Cooper, originally from Nashville, Tennessee, graduated in 2003 with a B.S. in Psychology and again in 2008 with a M.A. in Community Counselin...

Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other Book Cover

Author Matthew Thomas-Reid and the Difference Between ‘Queer’ and ‘Quar’ in Appalachia
Oct 12, 2020

Dr. Matthew Thomas-Reid, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership & Educational Studies spoke with 100 Days in Appalachia about...