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Appalachian State University graduate student Judson MacDonald ’17 attends March for Equality, his first pride march, in Santiago, Chile in May 2016.

Appalachian Education Student Aspires to Teach Lessons in Individuality
Nov 27, 2017

Judson MacDonald ’17 wanted to be a teacher ever since he walked into his kindergarten career day in one of his father’s oversized business shirts...

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Appalachian Earns No. 1 Ranking from AASHE for Sustainability Among Master’s Institutions
Nov 15, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—In the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index compiled by the standard bearer for tracking sustainability in higher education, Appalachian State ...

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Middle Fork to partner with App State for school conversion in 2018-19
Nov 9, 2017

Winston-Salem JournalNov 9, 2017In a year, Middle Fork Elementary School will have a new name and several new staff members as part of an effort to im...

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Faculty Member of Distinction: Dr. Leslie Bradbury
Oct 24, 2017

When Appalachian State University professor Dr. Leslie Bradbury wants to excite student teachers about the possibilities in teaching science, she stan...

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Appalachian State University Alumna, Judy Mays, Retires After 48 Years of Service
Sep 26, 2017

A fixture at Mendenhall Middle School for 48 years, Judy Mays truly understands what it means to teach.Mays earned a bachelor’s degree in business a...

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Appalachian Music Grad Teaching, Playing Trumpet in Cairo
Sep 20, 2017

A degree from Appalachian State University can take you anywhere you want to go.  Ask Trestan Peck ’15, a music teacher and trumpeter who ...

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U.S. News Recognizes Appalachian for Academics, Value, Innovation
Sep 13, 2017

BOONE, N.C.—Appalachian State University has received high honors in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings for its academics,...

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State Program Creates 'Lab Schools' To Help Struggling Students, Train Teachers
Sep 12, 2017

WFDDSep 05, 2017Two local universities are part of a state mandated program to help improve student outcomes in low-performing public schools. They wi...

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Judson MacDonald Named Appalachian State University 2016-2017 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year
Aug 21, 2017

Judson MacDonald has been named the Appalachian State University Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year. Reich College ...

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Madison Lee and Evangeline Nelson Awarded Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships
Aug 7, 2017

Two students majoring in teacher education at Appalachian’s Reich College of Education have been awarded scholarships from the Alpha Gamma chapter o...