by Christopher Wilkinson While West Virginia University was in the throes of the fiscal crisis resulting in the elimination of faculty, staff and disciplines, there were repeated […]
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WVU celebrates FirstGen Week
Submitted to The Dominion Post As part of the national First-Generation College Celebration, WVU celebrated its seventh annual WVU FirstGen Week, Nov. 6-10, to recognize first-generation students, […]
WVU must regain, then maintain, the trust it has broken
There was nothing new in the disparate State of the University addresses given by WVU’s President Gordon Gee and by the West Virginia United Students’ Union on […]
Gee offers vision for WVU moving forward during State of the University Address; students, faculty counter at downtown campus rally
MORGANTOWN – WVU President Gordon Gee outlined his vision on Monday of moving beyond the current turmoil to forge a “modern land grant university.” Right after his […]
WVU experts express concern over ‘child care cliff’ as pandemic-era funding expires
At the end of last month, billions of dollars in pandemic-era government funding for child care centers expired, leaving experts concerned over access to early learning for […]
WVU transformation Academic Support Unit review: Libraries will realize $800,000 in savings through staff cuts; no buildings will close
MORGANTOWN — WVU Libraries will develop a plan to reorganize to realize $800,000 in savings through personnel reductions, Associate Provost Mark Gavin said during a Wednesday Campus […]
West Virginia University is right to rightsize
Vox published an article a few months ago entitled, “The Incredible Shrinking Future of College.” Author Kevin Carey detailed how the declining birthrate produced an “enrollment cliff” […]
Joe Manchin for president?
Rumor has it that Sen. Joe Manchin — West Virginia’s lone congressional Democrat — might run for president instead of seeking reelection to his Senate seat next […]
Manchin, WVU respond to speculation about the senator becoming next WVU president — by not addressing the question
MORGANTOWN – Speculation about the next career step for Sen. Joe Manchin took a new twist over the weekend as the New York Times reported – subsequently […]
First Ascent is a good first step
From the moment Ascend WV — the remote work program offering cash and recreation incentives to out-of-state workers — was revealed, people (including us) asked, “What about […]
