Eberly News
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
WVU employees recognized with Boy Scouts of America national educator award
Jay Cole and Michelle Richards-Babb were recognized as the 2023 recipients of the Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award, presented to teachers, educational support staff and school administrators who instill Scouting values in their students.
Estate gift from the family of Earl L. Core will benefit the namesake WVU Core Arboretum
A late relative of longtime West Virginia University biology professor and local historian Earl L. Core is providing more than $1.8 million to support the study of nature and history in his memory.
Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life events that would include marriage, children, finding a home at West Virginia University, an out-of-this-world scientific discovery and, now, earning a highly prestigious award described as the “Nobel Prize of the East.”