Higher Education

Shepherd University has been ranked among the best colleges in the southeastern U.S. by The Princeton Review, which has ranked 656 colleges across five U.S. regions, according to provost Dr. Scott Beard. “This recognition showcases Shepherd’s academic programs, student support services, and campus events for our current and future student body,” Beard said of the … Read more

The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame will posthumously honor coal industry billionaire and philanthropist Chris Cline and three other state business leaders who have led widespread growth—Bill Bayless of American Campus Communities, Judy K. Sheppard of Professional Services of America, and Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., of Vecellio Group. W. Marston “Marty” Becker, chairman of … Read more

West Liberty University is welcoming increased residence as students return the Hilltop this week at West Liberty, West Virginia, in the Mountain State’s northern panhandle. “This year we are pleased to say that we expect more students to reside in campus housing,” says Marcella Snyder, executive director of Housing and Student Life in the department … Read more

In anticipation of students’ arrival on campus, the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system in Morgantown, West Virginia, will resume operations Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. As part of continuing modernization efforts, the transit system was closed during the summer to work on system integration and enhancements. Part of this work included the integration installation of … Read more

New River Community and Technical College is offering Sign Language I and II courses at the college’s campus near Beaver, West Virginia, this fall, according to school officials. The five-week classes are scheduled for Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign Language I starting August 29, 2019, and Sign Language II starting October 10, … Read more

As students and employees return to West Virginia University Tech’s new campus in Beckley, West Virginia, school administrators are alerting the community to increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic on and around campus. New students and their families will be moving into campus residence halls this weekend, according to Jen Wood Cunningham, director of university relations. … Read more

Alderson Broaddus University will offer new bachelor’s degree programs in the Beckley, Fairmont, and Charleston areas this fall semester in conjunction with area community and technical colleges. Criminal Justice, Health Care Management, and Interdisciplinary Studies programs will be convenient to students in southern, northern, and western West Virginia, according to Dr. Jim Owston, assistant provost … Read more

It’s going to rain a lot in West Virginia, and it’s going to be really dry, too, according to researchers at West Virginia University. While torrential downpours and flash flooding don’t evoke images of drought or water insecurity, those polar opposites make sense in the erratic world of a warming climate, they say. Such instability … Read more

When fall classes resume at Shepherd University on August 26, some students will have a new, more cost-effective way to purchase their textbooks. Shepherd is partnering with Follett, which operates the campus bookstore, and with several publishers to offer IncludeED, which provides textbooks to students in a wide variety of classes in a way that … Read more

Concord University has been recognized as one of the “Most Affordable Online Colleges” in the nation by Study.com. Concord is ranked at 29 among the 50 institutions named in the 2019 rankings recently published by the online learning platform. The university located at Athens, West Virginia, is the only West Virginia college or university that … Read more