Eberly News
![Eberly graduate students receive Foundation scholarships to support research](/files/e38f193b-600f-4201-a8c0-77bb1a7c3339/400x.webp?cb=e01c2585fdcffa4a78929e4b86535d6a)
Eberly graduate students receive Foundation scholarships to support research
Eight West Virginia University graduate students from across the U.S. and beyond are engaging in meaningful research as they complete their degrees with support from WVU Foundation scholarships.
![‘Reading, Writing, and Roots’ with Department of English’s Amy Alvarez](/files/265b87ba-857b-48eb-8b70-a54e25eabf67/400x.webp?cb=42a6a52b16d6b772276026cfc6686ea9)
‘Reading, Writing, and Roots’ with Department of English’s Amy Alvarez
Amy Alvarez was an avid reader growing up. She still has the book from her childhood that sparked her love of poetry. It’s a collection of classic British poems from the 1800s and there was something about the language she found compelling, even at a young age.
![Eberly Roundtable discussion to focus on the film "King Coal"](/files/025bce72-9d23-49c9-b35a-52bc21091f23/400x.webp?cb=89e708d691e17e3e513a50c245619af9)
Eberly Roundtable discussion to focus on the film "King Coal"
Emerging from the long shadows of the coal mines, “King Coal” untangles the pain from the beauty, and illuminates the innately human capacity for change.
More than $1M gift from WVU Eberly College professor establishes community lectureship
A beloved
West Virginia University professor is expanding educational opportunities
for students, faculty, staff and the greater Morgantown community via a planned
gift of over $1 million to support a lecture focused on political leadership and
democratic institutions.
![The Department of History will occupy Chitwood Hall after operating out of Woodburn Hall since 1950.](/files/f6a0c779-2edc-4b38-b690-235d7f7c71cd/400x.webp?cb=58523cc338884fd62e7ee1ee51884f1c)
Department of History Moves to Chitwood Hall
The department will occupy Chitwood Hall after operating out of Woodburn Hall since 1950.
![Eight Eberly faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service](/files/fd1122c7-739b-4281-aa5e-70643bb187b2/400x.webp?cb=a01e46745bd80b5bcc3267e099914d3a)
Eight Eberly faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service
Eight members of the faculty in Eberly College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized for their excellence in teaching, research and service.
![WVU Higher Education in Prison Initiative selected for Sunshine Lady Foundation Award](/files/e873929f-b979-4372-97e0-5708ba8395ad/400x.webp?cb=42be70e000ef5cdec55c5c8ba8027369)
WVU Higher Education in Prison Initiative selected for Sunshine Lady Foundation Award
The West Virginia University Higher Education in Prison Initiative (WVU HEPI) has been awarded two years of grant funding from the Sunshine Lady Foundation to support its Academic Leadership and Development Program.
![Students taking classes in the Department of Communication Studies participated in a YouTube to debate to determine who would be the best WVU mascot: the Mountaineer or the Mothman](/files/d30fa443-802e-48ac-973f-79e01b75ccd7/400x.webp?cb=1a2f3b32a0125e3e5f1050db6ecc55bf)
Communication Studies Department holds Mountaineer v. Mothman Debate
Students taking classes in the Department of Communication Studies participated in a YouTube to debate to determine who would be the best WVU mascot: the Mountaineer or the Mothman
![More than 400 Eberly College graduates walked across the stage at the WVU Coliseum this weekend during West Virginia University’s shared December commencement ceremony.](/files/2dd0ea14-a2cd-4e1f-a292-3191b47c5957/400x.webp?cb=4685af5a35cbd090cdda1e95266ee642)
Eberly graduates walk the stage at December Commencement
More than 400 Eberly College graduates walked across the stage at the WVU Coliseum this weekend during West Virginia University’s shared December commencement ceremony.
DeKeseredy recognized with American Society of Criminology's Ralph Weisheit Lifetime Achievement Award
Sociology professor Walter DeKeseredy received the American Society of Criminology's Ralph Weisheit Lifetime Achievement Award on November 16 for his scholarship, teaching and service in the field of rural criminology.