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Students honored as 2025 Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Students honored as 2025 Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Every year, students from across Eberly College are selected as  Outstanding Seniors and  Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants.  Eberly Scholars are also chosen annually for a monetary award to help offset the cost of their education as they work to achieve their academic goals. Read about all three groups below.

Seven Eberly faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service

Seven Eberly faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service

Each year, Eberly College honors faculty members with its Outstanding Teacher Awards, Outstanding Researcher Awards and the Award for Outstanding Outreach or Public Service. Recipients in each category receive a stipend to help further their research, teaching and service efforts.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips, a West Virginia University alumna, explores themes of resilience and humanity in her writing, often inspired by her home state. Phillips’ latest novel, Night Watch, set in post-Civil War West Virginia, took nearly eight years to complete and centers on characters protecting loved ones in a time of trauma. Her journey as a writer began at WVU, where mentors like Judith Stitzel supported her growth amid the social and political turbulence of the 1970s. Phillips, reflecting on today’s social climate, believes students should have a voice in addressing complex political challenges.

Book Value: Jayne Anne Phillips (English, ’74) writes about what she knows best

West Virginia Roots and Literary Resilience: Jayne Anne Phillips Reflects on Her Journey and New Novel Night Watch

Eighteen undergraduate students have been selected for the prestigious Resilient Communities Internship at the WVU Center for Resilient Communities. This internship provides opportunities for students to engage in community-based research and leadership development, focusing on social change in Appalachia. With a focus on Community Economies, Environmental Justice, and Food System Transformation, participants will work alongside local partners to address global and local issues.

The Center for Resilient Communities Welcomes Eighteen Students to the 2025 Resilient Communities Internship Program

WVU Center for Resilient Communities Announces 18 Interns for 6th Annual Resilient Communities Internship

Remembering Elaine “Micki” Ginsberg

Remembering Elaine “Micki” Ginsberg

REMEMBERING ELAINE “MICKI” GINSBERG 

FEBRUARY 29, 1936 - AUGUST 9, 2024
4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

4 student leaders chosen for 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship for strong focus on community

Taylor Brown is studying for a doctoral degree in lifespan developmental psychologyRiley Klug, majored in anthropology while also completing programs in art history, Native American Studies and political scienceHannah Lamb is a graduate student in the WVU Master of Social Work program. Clara Monson is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in English at WVU with the goal of becoming an English professor.

Phi Beta Kappa inducts new members

Phi Beta Kappa inducts new members

Thirty-seven graduates were inducted as lifelong members into the WVU Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding achievement in the liberal arts and sciences and champions freedom of thought.

WVU expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge

WVU expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge

Research from a West Virginia University scholar of rural Appalachia shows how even the most marginalized communities can assert power and create change when they come together to form coalitions.

Students from across Eberly have been named Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Students from across Eberly have been named Outstanding Seniors, Outstanding GTAs and Eberly Scholars

Every year, students from across Eberly College are selected as Outstanding Seniors and Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants. Eberly Scholars are also chosen annually for a monetary award to help offset the cost of their education as they work to achieve their academic goals. Read about all three groups below.

Department of English offers two new majors

Department of English offers two new majors

The Department of English within the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has launched two undergraduate degree programs for students interested in pursuing careers as writers, editors or researchers.