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Tag: West Virginia
News Roundup
West Virginia U Suspends In-Person Classes After Increase in Cases and Holiday Weekend Parties
West Virginia University is suspending in-person classes at its main campus in Morgantown through Sept. 25 following a recent spike in COVID-19 infections among students there, reports NBC news. All courses, besides graduate-level and professional courses, will be online during that period. According to university officials, the decision was in direct response to both the […]
September 8, 2020
Latest News
West Virginia County to Offer Simultaneous High School and Associate Degree Program
High school students in a West Virginia county can now choose to start their college education a little earlier.In a partnership between BridgeValley Community and Technical College and Kanawha County School District, students would be given the opportunity to earn both a high school degree and associate degree simultaneously.
November 11, 2019
News Roundup
A Kentucky Christian University Plans to Offer Programs in West Virginia
Campbellsville University, a private Christian university in Kentucky, may start offering degree programs in West Virginia. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission approved the programs in a late-September meeting, the Huntington Herald-Dispatch reported. The university plans to focus on providing theology programs for both undergraduates and graduates, Campbellsville University Senior Vice President Dr. H. […]
October 7, 2019
MSIs
Briefing Addresses Teacher Shortage and Diversity
WASHINGTON – While some changes have been proposed, more must be made to address a teacher shortage that is affecting K-12 education across the nation, particularly for low-income and Black students. Strategies to address pipeline problems and their impact were discussed Tuesday by panelists at a briefing organized by the Learning Policy Institute.
September 25, 2018
News Roundup
Marshall University Researcher Wins Award to Study Obesity
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $10.7 million grant to a Marshall University researcher to study obesity and related conditions. The five-year grant was awarded to Uma Sundaram, vice dean for research at Marshall’s School of Medicine and a board-certified gastroenterologist. Sundaram will be the principal investigator and program director […]
March 5, 2018
News Roundup
Report: West Virginia Schools’ Tuition Doubles Over 15 Years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The average cost of tuition at West Virginia’s public universities and colleges has doubled in the past 15 years, according to a new report. The West Virginia Center on Budget Policy released a report Monday showing average tuition has increased by about $4,200 a year at the state’s four-year colleges and universities […]
March 27, 2017
African-American
ABCC Meets for the 25th Anniversary Conference
The Association for Black Culture Centers, known as ABCC, gathered for its first annual conference in 1989 at Knox College.
November 8, 2015
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