Andrew Koricich
@drandrewk.bsky.social
Executive Director @arrc.bsky.social | Professor of Higher Ed @appalachianstate.bsky.social | PI @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social | Studying rural higher ed | Rescue dog dad | National Parks enthusiast | Amateur chef | Proud Appalachian | 🏳️🌈
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Andrew Koricich
@drandrewk.bsky.social
· Mar 17
We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
The @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social is one of those projects that feels like a dream come true. An amazing team, a collaborative funder, and a vision for a better future. We can’t wait to get started!
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
I swear, I think I pulled something laughing at this.
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I swear, I think I pulled something laughing at this.
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Post Office
Beaverville, IL
Beaverville, IL
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Post Office
Beaverville, IL
Beaverville, IL
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"When fast ecotourism growth meets a lack of regulation, especially around property values and sales, those living around “gateway” communities like Fayetteville can find their lives becoming unaffordable — even more so with the steep terrain of the Appalachians further limiting buildable land."
"But John David, director of SALS and long-time labor organizer in the region, said many of the long-time West Virginians SALS works with “don’t relate to the, let’s call it privileged folks” drawn to the area for its beauty and opportunities for outdoor recreation."
Five Years After It Became a National Park, There's a Growing Divide In West Virginia's New River Gorge
Many long-time West Virginians see the divide between their reality of the area — a community that still faces long-standing infrastructure and quality-of-life issues — and the version accessible to t...
www.100daysinappalachia.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"When fast ecotourism growth meets a lack of regulation, especially around property values and sales, those living around “gateway” communities like Fayetteville can find their lives becoming unaffordable — even more so with the steep terrain of the Appalachians further limiting buildable land."
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
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The Price Is Right
Monroeville, IN
Monroeville, IN
October 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Price Is Right
Monroeville, IN
Monroeville, IN
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Auburn, West Virginia
Pop: 88
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_West_Virginia
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61289322
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17607120
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61271047
Pop: 88
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_West_Virginia
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61289322
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17607120
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61271047
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I’m just going to leave this here without reminding anyone that Penn State is shuttering 7 regional campuses and offering employee buyouts while doing a $250 million stadium expansion and this nonsense.
(Yes I know these things don’t come from the same buckets of money. But still…)
(Yes I know these things don’t come from the same buckets of money. But still…)
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’m just going to leave this here without reminding anyone that Penn State is shuttering 7 regional campuses and offering employee buyouts while doing a $250 million stadium expansion and this nonsense.
(Yes I know these things don’t come from the same buckets of money. But still…)
(Yes I know these things don’t come from the same buckets of money. But still…)
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Bill Ding
Cut Bank, MT
Cut Bank, MT
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bill Ding
Cut Bank, MT
Cut Bank, MT
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Blue Ridge Public Radio reports: Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on western NC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.
www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/w...
www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/w...
WNC may see delays in receiving federal Helene aid as government shuts down
Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on WNC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.
www.wunc.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Blue Ridge Public Radio reports: Lawmakers spoke out against the impact of the government shutdown on western NC as the area waits for millions in federal relief funds.
www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/w...
www.wunc.org/2025-10-01/w...
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let the gourd times roll
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
let the gourd times roll
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NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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FLASHBACK: Another video from Blowing Rock of the tornado, ahead of Helene, on September 25, 2024, 6:35pm, going over Chetola resort, as posted by Brad Panovich at the time. Warning: some bad language
September 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
FLASHBACK: Another video from Blowing Rock of the tornado, ahead of Helene, on September 25, 2024, 6:35pm, going over Chetola resort, as posted by Brad Panovich at the time. Warning: some bad language
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anyway I need to cleanse my palate
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
youtube just recommended me an AI slop '''folk''' song. absolutely fucking disgusting and contrary to the core principles at the heart of folk music. eternal struggle against AI 'art'
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
anyway I need to cleanse my palate
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
for each like, i'll drop a folk song recommendation
The timeline sucks. Here are my dogs being themselves.
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The timeline sucks. Here are my dogs being themselves.
Did I just get the email from the CIO about this very thing?
Yes, yes I did.
Yes, yes I did.
INDIANA JONES AND THE ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY TRAINING MODULE
*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*
September 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Did I just get the email from the CIO about this very thing?
Yes, yes I did.
Yes, yes I did.
I am absolutely cackling at how completely Bill Belichick is being humiliated right now.
September 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I am absolutely cackling at how completely Bill Belichick is being humiliated right now.
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Bottoms
Black Creek, NC
Black Creek, NC
August 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Bottoms
Black Creek, NC
Black Creek, NC
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Postmodernism Week
Bombay Beach, CA
Bombay Beach, CA
August 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Postmodernism Week
Bombay Beach, CA
Bombay Beach, CA
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Community center
Ribera, NM
Ribera, NM
August 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Community center
Ribera, NM
Ribera, NM
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Hair We R
Las Vegas, NM
Las Vegas, NM
August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hair We R
Las Vegas, NM
Las Vegas, NM
I love this so much!
August 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I love this so much!
I’m still really struggling to process that the Bug-A-Salt and its commercial are not satire.
a man wearing sunglasses holds a bottle of table salt
Alt: a man wearing sunglasses holds a plastic gun armed with a bottle of table salt
media.tenor.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m still really struggling to process that the Bug-A-Salt and its commercial are not satire.
Happy King of the Hill Day to all who celebrate!
a cartoon of four men sitting on a couch with yep written on the bottom right
Alt: a cartoon of four men sitting on a couch with yep written on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy King of the Hill Day to all who celebrate!