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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 22, 2025

Bluefield State University Recognized For International Exchanges

It is the fifth time the university has received this recognition from the U.S. Department of State for its engagement in the Fulbright Program.

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Education Briana Heaney, Nov. 19, 2024

State Leaders Break Ground On Agricultural Lab

West Virginia State University has been the only land grant institution in the nation without an agriculture school. However, due to a new law that is about to change. The 2024 Legislature passed ...

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Arts & Culture Curtis Tate, Sep. 25, 2024

‘I Think It Spoke To Him’: Why James Earl Jones Sought Role In ‘Matewan’

Curtis Tate spoke to David Wohl, who at the time was an acting teacher at West Virginia State and asked Jones to come speak to his students.

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Government Curtis Tate, Sep. 18, 2024

A W.Va. 'Hidden Figure' Receives Congressional Gold Medal

Katherine Johnson and her NASA colleagues were the subject of a book and a film. President Barack Obama awarded her a Medal of Freedom in 2015.

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Arts & Culture Traci Phillips, Feb. 26, 2024

HBCU Greek Organizations Carry On The Tradition Of Stepping During WVSU’s Annual Homecoming Step Show

Inside 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.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay, Mar. 10, 2022

Us & Them: HBCUs Surround Students With Black Excellence While Aiming For A Global Experience

What defines a historically Black college or university? Is it all about the student demographics, or is it something else? In an era of intense competition for student enrollment, many of America’s HBCUs are working to adapt and diversify. Are West Virginia’s two HBCUs coming along on that journey?

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