MORGANTOWN – WVU Faculty Senate raised the alarm during its Monday meeting over a bill introduced in the House of Delegates and on the agenda of the Higher Education Subcommittee […]
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Contract details for WVU’s next president, Michael Benson
MORGANTOWN – New WVU President Michael Benson’s term will begin July 15 and run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. His […]
Michael T. Benson, of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president
MORGANTOWN – WVU announced on Monday morning that Michael T. Benson, currently president of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president, its 27th. His employment term will start July […]
West Virginia offers president’s job to Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson has been extended an offer to become West Virginia University’s next president, where he would be tasked with reversing decade-long declining enrollment at the […]
WVU RNI performs first in-human stroke treatment using new catheter system
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – In the ever-evolving quest to improve treatment for stroke victims, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute recently performed the first in-human procedure using a new technology to treat strokes […]
WVU BOG selects new university president, OKs start of construction for Pride Practice Facility
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s Board of Governors has selected a new university president and green-lighted start of construction for the new Pride Practice Facility for the Mountaineer Marching Band. The BOG […]
WVU RNI investigates new mesh device to treat brain aneurysms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute continues its mission to advance treatment of brain aneurysms with its participation in the clinical trial of a new device called SEAL. SEAL […]
WVU wrestles with uncertainty in face of NIH research funding cuts, DEI dismantling
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Uncertainty is the key word across the WVU campus as the university works to respond to federal measures to trim the $1,83 trillion deficit and to federal […]
WVU Faculty Senate gets presidential search update: finalist interviews coming
dbeard@dominionpost.com WVU’s Faculty Senate heard and update on the presidential search on Monday, and Senate chair Diana Davis tied the importance of the search to the current turmoil caused by […]
WVU BOG reviews candidates to interview for next university president
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The WVU Board of Governors met in closed session on Friday to review a slate of candidates to interview for WVU’s next president – its 27th. BOG […]








