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WVU student researching effects of reproductive politics on West Virginia women

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West Virginia University junior Ashley Brash is researching the effects of reproductive politics on women in West Virginia.

Emma Harrison

Student focused on prison education reform named WVU’s 23rd Truman Scholar

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Emma Harrison, a  West Virginia University student who found her purpose through a college internship, has been awarded the Truman Scholarship, the country’s top award for students who aspire to careers in public service. 

Feeling disheartened after a meeting with his academic adviser in 1992, West Virginia University alumnus David Goldberg found himself walking the corridors of Woodburn Hall, pondering his future career path. He was surprised when then-Professor of Political Science Robert DiClerico approached him. David Goldberg was just one student among many Robert DiClerico inspired in his 45-year career at WVU, but it was that conversation that led Goldberg and his family to donate to the Robert DiClerico Scholarship in Democratic Institutions and Public Leadership.

The passion of politics

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WVU alumni donate to Robert DiClerico Scholarship in Democratic Institutions and Public Leadership

Schuman Challenge Winners

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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.

Earlier this year, eight West Virginia University students found themselves on top of an inactive volcano in the Galapagos Islands, wielding machetes to remove an invasive species that were endangering the cacao plant growing on the volcano. The students, all members of WVU’s Model United Nations student organization, traveled to the island January 5-14 to compete at Model UN’s annual international conference. The theme of this year’s conference was climate change. The students traveled to the Galapagos Islands with Clarissa Estep, director of the international studies program and associate professor in the Department of Political Science.

Going the distance: WVU students travel to Galapagos Islands for Model UN competition

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WVU students travel to Galapagos Islands for Model United Nations conference

WVU students selected for legislative internships

WVU students selected for legislative internships

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Eleven students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University have been selected to intern at the West Virginia State Legislature this semester. 

The Innocence Project

Shape Your Destiny: Emma Harrison

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Morgantown, W.Va. native Emma Harrison, a junior Honors College student and Puskar Scholar studying political science and leadership studies, details her internship with the West Virginia Innocence Project and how what she has learned there has prepared her for her future career. Harrison has studied abroad several times, and she also shares her experiences in the many countries she has visited.