Why Appalachia Floods So Badly And Why It Will Likely Get Worse

Over the past few years, catastrophic floods have washed out parts of Appalachia and devastated communities. A team of Washington Post journalists explored why Appalachia has been hit so hard by flooding in a story published late last year. Journalist Brady Dennis joins Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams to discuss their investigation.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 25, 2025

WVSU Celebrates Two Milestones In Its Land-grant History

This year, West Virginia State University (WVSU) is celebrating 135 years of the 1890 Land-grant University System, as well as 25 years since regaining its land-grant status in 2000.

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Education Chris Schulz, May. 21, 2025

Governor Appoints New Members To WVU Board Of Governors

The governor appointed Charles Wilfong and Terry Hauser to serve on the board Tuesday, fulfilling a new requirement that the state’s land-grant universities have one board member with a background in agricultural sciences.

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Government Chris Schulz, Mar. 25, 2025

Restructuring Of University Boards Would Reduce Role Of Staff, Students

The bill removes the voting rights of board members elected by the faculty, staff and students at all universities and recategorizes those members as “nonvoting, advisory” members.

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WVPB News Elisa Schwartzmiller, Sep. 25, 2017

WVU Set to Launch A New Center to Study Land-Grant Institutions

West Virginia University has created the Center for the Future of Land-Grant Education to study changes that have occurred in higher education during the…

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