MORGANTOWN — Cheek to jowl. That’s how former WVU President Gordon Gee once described the relationship between the university and the city of Morgantown. The imagery speaks of a connection that steps beyond mere proximity and into the realm of symbiosis — different animals, ...
MORGANTOWN — It’s a scorching Tuesday afternoon in late June and the Mountainlair is vibrating with the kind of anxious energy reserved for those on the verge of what’s next. Wide-eyed moms and dads struggle to keep pace as incoming WVU students bounce from table to table, sorting ...
MORGANTOWN -- If it was a power grab – as one outgoing member suggested – it was a successful one. In Gordon Gee’s final meeting as the school's president, the West Virginia University Board of Governors voted 9-6 Friday to select Robert “Rusty” Hutson Jr. as the body’s next ...
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 15 and will run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, which was provided to The ...
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 voted to approve the new president pick during a Thursday executive session and announced ...
MORGANTOWN – Only six people turned out for Monday evening's WVU presidential search community listening session. But that turned into a positive, as the session turned from a public hearing format with two-minute time limits to a free-flowing conversation about what they and the WVU ...