Eberly News

Parkersburg, W.Va. native Charles Beorn arrived at West Virginia University in 1959 for his freshman year of college with only one goal in mind—going to medical school.

International studies and political science alumna Ashley Fox’s education has prepared her for her role as digital media coordinator at Brookings Institution where she is responsible for curating and managing content for Brookings Institution’s digital media channels. Here she shares what she’s been up to since earning her degree in 2013.

A team of students at West Virginia University had the opportunity to represent Cuba and Antigua and Barbuda at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City in April.

International studies major Colin Lopez is a Mountaineer through and through—and so are the members of his family. 

There is true beauty in art, and a sense of accomplishment that comes from transforming creative energy into a finished work. But for Parkersburg, W.Va. native Samantha Shimer, what started as a path toward a degree in the arts shifted once she began to chip away at what meaning lay beneath the surface.

Six students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will serve in the West Virginia State Legislature this semester. 

Food security, Middle Eastern history and agroecology may seem like very different subjects, but they brought three West Virginia University students to the same love – language.