Tag: West Virginia University

Sports

Former West Virginia University Basketball Star Appointed Assistant Coach at Wheeling University

Former West Virginia University basketball star Da’Sean Butler has been appointed assistant coach at Wheeling University, Metro News reported. At WVU, Butler scored 2,095 points and led its team to the 2010 Big East Tournament title and to the NCAA Final Four. He has previous coaching experience, having been a graduate assistant coach for the […]

February 9, 2021

COVID-19

West Virginia U to Fine Students Who Don’t Get Tested for COVID-19

West Virginia University will fine students who don’t get tested for COVID-19 and take disciplinary action against employees who don’t get the test. “You have told us that you want to be on campus, and that means that we all must take personal responsibility and be accountable for maintaining the health and safety of our […]

July 23, 2020

Students

Colleges Make Plans for Safe On-Campus Student Move Out

With spring semester coming to an end, universities and colleges have put protocols in place to ensure the safety of students who are returning to campus housing to pack up their belongings after the COVID-19 outbreak forced early closures.

May 19, 2020

News Roundup

WVU President, Kasich Form Nonprofit Regarding Opioid Settlement Funds

West Virginia University president Dr. Gordon Gee has partnered with former Ohio Gov. John Kasich to form “Citizens for Effective Opioid Treatment,” a nonprofit meant to advocate for hospitals in an ongoing battle over who will receive money from a national opioid settlement, the Associated Press reported. Gee and Kasich know each other from when […]

August 22, 2019

Women

Advocacy and New AMA Presidency Define Harris’ Career in Psychiatry

Rather than getting career inspiration from her family and friends, Dr. Patrice Harris’ interest in the medical field sparked from watching a television show. Now the West Virginia University alumna is a veteran psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to become president of the American Medical Association.

August 15, 2019

HBCUs

Holifield Works to Advance Interests of HBCUs Within Trump Administration

When Johnathan M. Holifield talks about future opportunities for HBCUs, he inevitably finds a way to bridge the past to the present, even as he looks toward the future. For Holifield, the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, these storied institutions are national treasures that can undoubtedly attract continued investment because of their competitive edge and assets.

August 9, 2019

News Roundup

West Virginia University Bans Electronic Cigarettes on Campus

West Virginia University’s (WVU) ban on electronic cigarettes and vaping products went into effect Thursday. Last February, the WVU Board of Governors approved the ban that will also apply to the school’s properties in Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser. The new policy amended WVU’s existing tobacco ban on campus. Now, electric cigarettes and vaping products would […]

August 1, 2019

Latest News

Dooley is First Woman and African-American Provost at UCF

The University of Central Florida is determined to gain designation as one of the state’s preeminent institutions of higher education, and a historic administrative appointment has been made to help the large, Orlando-based institution make it happen.

October 4, 2018

Students

WVU President Bans Five Fraternities After Trying to Form Independent Council

West Virginia University (WVU) president Dr. E. Gordon Gee decided to ban five fraternities after they announced the formation of an independent group after seeing new Greek life rules and regulations, such as a delayed freshmen rush. In a letter issued to WVU students and faculty, Gee said the five fraternities: Alpha Sigma Phi, Kappa […]

October 2, 2018

News Roundup

West Virginia University Researcher to Study Fracking Effect

MORGANTOWN, W.VA. A West Virginia University assistant professor has received a $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to look at how airborne particles that result from hydraulic fracturing affect human health. In hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas are extracted from rock by injecting mixtures of water, sand and chemicals underground. The university said […]

June 11, 2018

Latest News

Emerging Scholar Profile: Washington Explores Effects of Incarceration Through Sociology Lens

When Dr. Heather M. Washington began studying mass incarceration’s effects on families and children, the field was relatively new, she says. As a first-generation student at West Virginia University (WVU), the former McNair scholar began conducting original research on fathering and incarceration.

February 7, 2018

Home

Bethune-Cookman Sues Virginia Union President, Others Over Dorm Scandal

Bethune-Cookman University is suing Virginia Union University’s president, Dr. Hakim Lucas, and other former Bethune-Cookman officials, alleging “illicit and fraudulent” conduct related to the construction of a 1,200-bed dorm.

January 30, 2018