Eberly News
Eberly College announces 2019-2020 outstanding student awards
Congratulations to our outstanding seniors and graduate assistants for 2019-2020!
Eight Eberly College students inducted into Order of Augusta
Students who have exceeded classroom boundaries and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to solving complex global challenges and serving others—among them a distance learner with autism, a gymnast and an alternate Mountaineer Mascot—will receive WVU's highest student honor, the Order of Augusta.
English professor named 2019-2020 Benedum Distinguished Scholar
Professor of English Michael Germana has been named a 2019-2020 Benedum Distinguished Scholar in recognition of the high caliber of his research and scholarly activity.
WVU Press to release book on history and symbol of the Mountaineer
The West Virginia University Mountaineer is not just a mascot—it is a symbol of West Virginia history and identity embraced throughout the Mountain State. Rosemary Hathaway, folklorist and associate professor of English in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, explores the spirit of the Mountaineer in her new book, Mountaineers Are Always Free .
Weaving social justice into graduate studies
A group of students, studying everything from criminology to creative writing, are working together to make a difference and find purpose in their careers.
Keeping the memories alive
WVU researchers preserve the memories of Scott's Run through new oral history project.
Thirty Eberly College students selected for Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Through
West Virginia University’s
Office of Undergraduate Research, students can participate in research as early
as their first semester on campus. Every semester, many Eberly College students
take advantage of the resources provided by this office to match with faculty conducting
research in their disciplines. The
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience is an eight-week summer undergraduate
research experience for students interested in careers in research or graduate
school
within their disciplines. The selected students receive a stipend and conduct
research full-time during those eight weeks. Congratulations to the 30 Eberly College
students participating in SURE for 2019!
Five WVU, Eberly College women named Fulbright Scholars
Five West Virginia University women have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach English abroad next year.
WVU English professor receives NEA Creative Writing award
An assistant professor in the Department of English, she is using the award to write and do research toward her second book of poems.
Honors College names four Eberly College faculty as 2019-2020 Fellows
How does money influence politics, society and current events worldwide? What can films teach us about how everyday citizens view and understand important historical events? How bold and inquisitive should we be when facing the unknown? Students will have the opportunity to answer these questions and more this fall through new courses developed by the third cohort of Honors Faculty Fellows at West Virginia University.