Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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WVU President Delivers Final State Of University Address
West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee gave his last state of the university address to the university’s Faculty Assembly Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFaculty Question How University Will Avoid Future Cuts
At Monday’s WVU Faculty Senate meeting, Provost Maryanne Reed announced a significant number of faculty — 74 — have voluntarily retired or resigned from the university.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGee Responds To Questions At Faculty Senate Meeting
West Virginia University faculty and students had a lot of questions for the university president about looming cuts to programs during Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Faculty Vote No Confidence In Gee, Freeze Academic Transformation Process
Hundreds of faculty members met to vote on the resolution of no confidence in President Gordon Gee, as well as a resolution to freeze the academic transformation process that has led to proposals to cut dozens of degrees and hundreds of faculty positions from the Morgantown campus.
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President Gee Faces Vote Of No Confidence Next Week
The University Assembly will meet Sept. 6 at noon to vote on resolutions of no confidence in West Virginia University President Gordon Gee’s leadership, as well as to halt the academic transformation process.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Faculty Senate Chair Discusses University’s Transformation Process
On Friday, West Virginia University announced the initial recommendations for cuts to academic programs to address an estimated $45 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2024. The recommended cuts - which include the complete dissolution of the World Languages Department - are part of a larger transformational process the university has been undergoing for several years. Before the proposed cuts were announced, reporter Chris Schulz sat down with Associate Professor and Chair of the WVU Faculty Senate Frankie Tack to discuss the academic restructuring process.
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