Eberly News

Schuman Challenge Winners

WVU students win 2018 Schuman Challenge in Washington, D.C.

Student representatives from West Virginia University have won the European External Action Service’s 2018 Schuman Challenge, the second edition of a foreign policy contest for undergraduate students held in Washington, D.C. 

Two students on the West Virginia University Debate Team have qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the first time since 1986. 

Only 78 debate teams from across the country qualified for the tournament, which was held at Wichita State University March 23-March 26, 2018. 

Brooke Modestita, a freshman women and gender studies major and Africana studies minor, and Ellen Baker, a sophomore fisheries and wildlife resources major in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, both had years of experience in debate prior to attending WVU.

WVU Debate Team members qualify for National Debate Tournament

Two students on the West Virginia University Debate Team have qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the first time since 1986.

Pride in his Appalachian roots led West Virginia University junior Joshua Stuart to reclaim what it means to be Appalachian.  Stuart, an interdisciplinary studies major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences from Philippi, West Virginia will present research at the Appalachian Studies Association conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5-8. His presentation focuses on queer culture in Appalachia, where he pulls perspectives from his background in creative writing, sociology and LGBTQ+ studies.

Reclaiming Appalachian identity

WVU student researching social change in Appalachia

Glen Jackson

Jackson named Fellow of American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Glen Jackson, a professor of forensic and investigative science at West Virginia University, has been promoted to the rank of Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.  

Maja Holmes

WVU launches new Master of Legal Studies curriculum

To meet the changing needs of professionals working with evolving policy and regulatory issues in the justice system, homeland security and healthcare, the West Virginia University Department of Public Administration has launched a new 30 credit hour Master of Legal Studies (MLS) curriculum for fall 2018.

Recent social movements, such as the women’s march and #MeToo, have brought gender to the forefront of public discussion. 

Erin Cassese, an associate professor of political science at West Virginia University, has been selected to contribute her expertise on gender in American politics to Gender Watch 2018, a non-partisan project dedicated to tracking, analyzing and illuminating gender dynamics in the 2018 election.

WVU researcher illuminating gender dynamics in 2018 election

Recent social movements, such as the women’s march and #MeToo, have brought gender to the forefront of public discussion.

Lisa Di Bartolomeo

Di Bartolomeo named a 2018-2019 American Council on Education Fellow

Lisa Di Bartolomeo, a professor in the Department of  World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and senior adviser in the  Office of Global Affairs, has been named a Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year by the American Council on Education. 

School of Social Work jumps to top 100 in latest U.S. News graduate rankings

The  School of Social Work at  West Virginia University shot up into the top third in the latest rankings of graduate programs by  U.S. News & World Report.

Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram

WVU geography alumnus receives national Outstanding Scientist Award

West Virginia University alumnus Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram received an Outstanding Scientist Award during the National Conference on Climate Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood in Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India on Wednesday, Feb. 28.    

William Beezley

WVU Department of History to host 54th annual Callahan Lecture March 22

The Department of History at West Virginia University will feature author and historian William Beezley as the speaker for the 2018 Callahan Lecture.