Eberly News

Articles for the month of March 2017

Ann Claycomb

Classic mermaid’s tale reborn in new book by WVU administrator Ann Claycomb

Some of the world’s most revered fairy tales end quite differently than their animated Disney counterparts.

Christina Duncan

WVU Eberly College announces 2016-17 Outstanding Researcher Award recipients

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named two recipients of the 2016-17 Outstanding Researcher Award: Christina Duncan and Casian Pantea.

leadership studies

Learning to lead: 10 years of Leadership Studies at WVU

Over the last decade, the Leadership Studies Program at West Virginia University has grown from having six graduates in 2006, to approximately 60 graduates in 2016. This semester, students, faculty and staff in the Leadership Studies program are celebrating the program’s 10th anniversary as well as what it means to be a leader.

Crystin Povenski

WVU Eberly College announces 2017 Outstanding Staff Award recipients

The WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named four recipients of its 2017 Outstanding Staff Award:  Crystin “Crys” Povenski, Vicki Snively, Hope Stewart and Robin Swaney. 

Clare Beams

Department of English to host reading

The Department of English will host a reading by author Clare Beams on Monday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Reading Room of the Downtown Campus Library. 

Bonnie Brown

Brown named WVU Eberly Outstanding Public Service recipient

Bonnie Brown, instructor and Native American studies program coordinator, has been named the 2017 Eberly Outstanding Public Service Award recipient. 

#WVU150: Celebrating Eberly alumni

#WVU150: Celebrating Eberly alumni

The Eberly College awards 2,000 degrees every year, bringing our alumni population to an impressive 60,000+ professionals making a difference in the Mountain State, across the country and beyond. 

#WVU150: Eberly Research by the Numbers

#WVU150: Eberly Research by the Numbers

  • The Eberly College annually produces $12 million in externally funded research.
  • Eberly College research awards have increased by 51 percent since 2011.
  • In 2016, the Eberly College published 694 journal articles and book chapters and 11 books and monographs. 


WVU to celebrate Einstein during month-long event

WVU to celebrate Einstein during month-long event

Over 100 years ago, Einstein predicted gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time caused by energetic processes in the universe. Just last year, two professors at West Virginia University helped discover gravitational waves and verify Einstein’s theory.

Karen Cardozo

Author, women’s studies professor to give job market talk March 23

Karen Cardozo speaks on the job market and the decision-making process for female graduate students and researchers.