Area residents have likely seen more traffic this week as students return for the fall semester at West Virginia University. The university is in the middle of its Move-In Week […]
WVU News
WVU announces preliminary Academic Transformation recommendations: Proposes 32 majors cut, 169 faculty RIF’d
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s provost office has released its Academic Transformation preliminary recommendations, proposing that 32 of 338 Morgantown campus majors be discontinued, with 169 potential faculty line reductions. WVU sent […]
WVU Parents Club
The Mountaineer Parents Club hosted an “I Survived Move-In” event for parents and other family members who helped their students get moved to Morgantown on a rainy Thursday. The event […]
Realignment with combination of agriculture and extension announced
BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia University announced its latest attempt to address its financial challenges — combining the Davis College of Agriculture and WVU Extension next July. “Aligning these key […]
Gee to leave post in June 2025
BY MIKE NOLTING WVU President Gordon Gee told members of the Faculty Senate Monday he plans to leave the presidency after his recently approved contract extension is up on June […]
U.S. News ranks Ruby Memorial as state’s top hospital; obstetrics/gynecology nationally ranked
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital was again ranked the top hospital in West Virginia and is ranked 41st in the nation in obstetric and gynecological care, according […]
WVU BOG gets update on RIFs, academic transformation; Gee and BOG chair talk about the process
MORGANTOWN – The WVU Board of Governors voted on Monday to approve the rule changes governing faculty and classified staff RIFs — reductions in force — and severance package schedules. […]
WVU Board of Governors extends President Gordon Gee’s contract for another year
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s Board of Governors voted on Monday to extend President Gordon Gee’s contract for another year, through June 30, 2025. The vote came after the board met in […]
WVU Extension breaks world record at Blacks Bears home baseball game
History was made Friday at a West Virginia Black Bears baseball game in Morgantown — but it had nothing to do with what happened on field. On Friday, the Grow […]
WVU Medicine physician: West Virginia and the nation have a shortage of geriatricians
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia ranks third for the nation’s oldest population – after Florida and Delaware – and people are living longer. But there are not enough geriatric specialists to […]
