Eberly News

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.

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.

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

WVU students travel to Galapagos Islands for Model United Nations conference

WVU students selected for legislative internships

WVU students selected for legislative internships

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

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.   

Denise Conroy

More than a memory

Political science alumna honors late father through scholarship 

Senator Jay Rockefeller

Jay Rockefeller and Sylvia Burwell to keynote WVU Children’s Health Policy Summit Sept. 7

As children’s access to quality and accessible health care is in uncertain times, West Virginia University’s John D. Rockefeller IV School of Politics and Policy  is partnering with the WVU Health Sciences Center and WVU Libraries to host a Children’s Health Policy Summit: Understanding the People, Place and Policy Behind Health Care. 

Rose Casey

WVU Eberly faculty awarded West Virginia Humanities Council fellowships

Six faculty members within the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University have been awarded fellowships from the West Virginia Humanities Council. This year’s recipients are Rose Casey, Catherine Gouge, Matthew Jacobsmeier, Jamie Shinn, Michele Stephens and Jesse Wozniak. 

Ashley Fox

Shape your destiny: Ashley Fox

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.

Trisha Phillips

Evaluating research ethics

Study finds most universities lack best practices in NSF-mandated research integrity plans