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Final Four West Liberty Presidential Candidates To Visit Campus In Coming Weeks
West Liberty University announced its four final presidential candidates. They are expected to visit the university over the next few weeks for campus tours and interviews with faculty, staff and students. The university has been searching for a new president ever since the BOG voted last year not to extend the contract for former President W. Franklin Evans.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Liberty Rejects Contract Extension For President
West Liberty University President W. Franklin Evans’ contract will expire at the end of this year after the university board of governors voted down a motion to offer him an extension. Evans came under fire last fall for plagiarism allegations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Liberty Board Of Governors Calls For Unity, Professionalism In Wake Of Faculty Survey Controversy
West Liberty University’s Board of Governors met Friday to discuss the school’s president, W. Franklin Evans, after he was publicly censured last fall following at least one instance of plagiarism in a speech.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Liberty Faculty Survey Questions President's Integrity; President Calls It Inadequate
Recently, a survey of West Liberty University’s faculty was conducted, gauging their level of support for Evans since he was censured last year by the board of governors. More than 80 percent of respondents to that survey disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, “I am confident in the integrity of President Evans.” Evans has said he thinks the survey was unfair and that race plays a major role in his continued criticism. Evans is the university’s first Black president.
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West Liberty Faculty Senate Head Seeks To Build Trust After Board Vote To Censure President
West Liberty University’s Faculty Senate Chairman Sean Ryan said it’s time to move forward and focus on rebuilding trust between the campus community and President Franklin Evans, who has come under fire in recent weeks following multiple plagiarism allegations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Liberty University President Under Fire Amid Plagiarism Allegations
West Liberty University’s President Franklin Evans has come under fire in recent days for alleged plagiarism of several speeches since taking the job as president in January.
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