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WVU will not conduct back-to-campus testing, scaling back vaccination efforts

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University will not conduct back-to-campus COVID-19 testing for the spring semester. Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Erin Newmeyer confirmed Friday that the university is scaling back its testing and vaccination efforts and will play more of a ...

WVU announces plans for spring 2022 semester

WVU Today West Virginia University’s spring 2022 semester will begin Jan. 10, with many of the current COVID-19 campus health and safety protocols remaining in place as health officials monitor the emerging omicron variant. The COVID-19 protocols will be re-evaluated as additional ...

WVU investigating social media posts by four students

MORGANTOWN -- Four West Virginia University students could be facing disciplinary action after making online posts that violated the University’s safety policy. According to a Wednesday press release, the students involved have been referred to the WVU Office of Student Conduct where ...

Safety measures put in place after concerning letter found in Mountainlair

West Virginia University resumed normal operations activities after sending out a "community notice" related to a concerning letter discovered on the Morgantown campus. On Sunday, West Virginia University released the notice about a letter that had been received by university officials ...

WVU Faculty Senate votes down “no confidence” resolution

The West Virginia University Faculty Senate voted down a resolution of no confidence in the university’s administration Monday afternoon, 103 to 20. Almost all of the two-hour meeting was dedicated to the resolution of no confidence, despite it being just one of six items on the day’s ...

Award will advance opportunities, community for diverse students

WVU Today Students in underrepresented groups at West Virginia University will have expanded opportunities for success as they work toward academic success and graduation. A $17,500 grant from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation will support RISE WVU, an Office of Student Success program ...