Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.

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Education NPR Staff, Apr. 06, 2026

These Blind Students Say Their College Blocked Their Education. A New Rule Could Help

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers became fast friends during their undergraduate years. They both shared their dreams with one another: Rogers wanted to use his education to become a psychotherapist, Lacy a social worker. So, they were delighted to be reunited for graduate school – at an online Master's in Social Work program at West Virginia University. Little did they know, their journey there would be much harder.

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Education Chris Schulz, Feb. 26, 2026

Shepherd University Names New President

Shepherd is the ninth higher education institution in West Virginia to name a new president in less than 10 years.

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Education Chris Schulz, Feb. 23, 2026

House Education Debates Limiting Funding For Low-Earning Degrees

Under a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, colleges will lose access to federal student loans if graduates do not earn more than people with only a high school diploma. A House bill aims to bring state funding of post-secondary education in line with those new federal standards.

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Education Chris Schulz, Nov. 17, 2025

Marshall Expands Direct Admission For W.Va. High School Graduates

Marshall’s Direct Admit Program is part of the university’s growing effort to simplify the college-going process and provide students with a clear, direct path to higher education.

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Education Chris Schulz, Oct. 29, 2025

Morrisey Names Director Of New Washington Center At WVU

House Bill 3297 required WVU to open the Washington Center and hire “an expert on the western tradition, the American founding, and American constitutional thought.”

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Government WVPB Staff, Oct. 28, 2025

Meeting Food Needs Amid Shutdown, This West Virginia Morning

We hear from Huntington-based Facing Hunger Food Bank CEO Cyndi Kirkhart on meeting the challenges faced in getting nutritional food to families in need amid the government shutdown. Also, students in Jefferson County will now have an easier time continuing their education after graduation, and we learn about historic preservation grants available in West Virginia.

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