Appalachian State University
Coverage of Appalachian State University in the Nexus archive.
- NC’s State Board of Elections must stand up for student voters
County boards of elections in North Carolina have been targeting student voters by attempting to remove on-campus early voting locations for upcoming elections. Specific examples include counties like Jackson, Guilford, and Pasquotank that proposed cutting established sites at institutions such as Western Carolina University and UNC Greensboro. The article details instances where the State Board of Elections intervened against these plans, noting evidence of coordinated attempts to restrict student access to polling sites.
- NC counties to get more special education teachers
Three North Carolina counties—Watauga, Caldwell, and Catawba—will receive additional special education teachers through a $1.4 million federal grant. The grant will fund training for educators at Appalachian State University to better serve students with special needs.