Higher Education
W.Va. medical school leads in training doctors who serve rural communities
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — A small medical school located in the mountains of southern West Virginia is quietly becoming one of the state’s most effective tools for addressing physician shortages in rural America, according to a new statewide report on health sciences...
WVU program to help pay fees, tuition for West Virginia students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is launching a new program that will provide funding...
Amazon selects Shepherd University in W.Va. for career training program
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University has been selected as an education partner by Amazon,...
Six tips for West Virginia students searching for off-campus housing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As students consider off-campus living in West Virginia’s college towns, an...
WVU Marching Band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representing West Virginia University and the Mountain State, the Mountaineer Marching Band will participate in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, marking the second appearance for the band in the historic parade. Macy’s Parade officials...
Ross contributes significant gift to Davis & Elkins capital campaign
ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College has received a substantial gift from distinguished alumnus and philanthropic supporter Mike Ross, marking another significant contribution to the “Creating Home: It Takes a Village” capital campaign. Gifts to the capital...
WVU faculty, students contribute to cosmic breakthrough
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than two dozen researchers with ties to West Virginia University have helped unearth evidence of ripples in spacetime that have never been observed before now. Gravitational waves travel outwards from a source at light speed, stretching and...
Davis & Elkins earns an ‘A’ from Forbes for financial health
ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College has earned an “A” from global media company Forbes for its financial health, the highest grade it has awarded to any private, not-for-profit school in West Virginia. Forbes magazine published its annual college financial...