W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Department of Education is launching a multimillion-dollar program to help boost the completion of FAFSA for high school students nationwide.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA new $160,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will fund three years of a student research program at Shepherd University in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFewer college students than anticipated will be eligible for Pell Grants this year after a miscalculation from education officials. Last week, Congress passed a bill rectifying the error, but reducing student eligibility for the program.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInside the Appalachian mountains of Institute, West Virginia lies one of the nation's leading public institutions of higher education for African Americans. In 1891, West Virginia State University (WVSU) was founded, and it is full of rich history and cultural traditions. One of the school's biggest traditions each year is Homecoming. The annual week-long celebration is filled with on- and off-campus activities. The step show is always a crowd favorite.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, lung cancer and smoking rates in the state lag behind the rest of the country and aren’t showing any signs of improvement, according to a new report.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA student from southern W.Va. will represent the state in this year’s Distinguished Young Women program.
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