higher education Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/higher-education/ Morgantown Area News Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:43:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png higher education Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/higher-education/ 32 32 W.Va. Higher Ed Policy Commission announces grants for mental health https://www.dominionpost.com/w-va-higher-ed-policy-commission-announces-grants-for-mental-health/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 23:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=357110 The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission recently announced the recipients of its 2024-25 Campus Mental Health Grants, which aim to address the mental health needs of students at West […]

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]]> My life-changing experiences at WVU https://www.dominionpost.com/my-life-changing-experiences-at-wvu/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=353272 The start of the fall semester at West Virginia University always takes me back to when I arrived on campus exactly 50 years ago. (Geesh, I cannot believe I just […]

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]]> Fairmont State’s Middle College program accepting donations for students https://www.dominionpost.com/fairmont-states-middle-college-program-accepting-donations-for-students/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:33:03 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=352540 The first group of teens enrolled in Fairmont State’s Middle College program have moved onto campus. And like any student heading off to pursue their education, they are need of […]

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]]> Guest essay: Rejection is redirection: Finding purpose through setbacks https://www.dominionpost.com/guest-essay-rejection-is-redirection-finding-purpose-through-setbacks/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=348021 By Alicia Kalka Rejection is one of the most painful experiences we face in life. It stings, lingers and can shake our confidence to its core. Yet, with the right […]

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]]> Easy A: Grade inflation on the rise https://www.dominionpost.com/easy-a-grade-inflation-on-the-rise/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=343151 Americans understandably worry about inflation. Increasing prices for goods and services put a strain on the family budget. But there is another inflationary factor of growing concern in this country […]

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]]> We need humanities more than ever https://www.dominionpost.com/we-need-humanities-more-than-ever/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=342717 by Sara Pankenier Weld How can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold? This is a question posed by a prisoner in “One Day in the […]

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]]> As we send our babies to college, do we do enough to celebrate the village that raised them? https://www.dominionpost.com/as-we-send-our-babies-to-college-do-we-do-enough-to-celebrate-the-village-that-raised-them/ Sun, 19 May 2024 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=338314 by Heidi Stevens I’m sending my baby to college in a few minutes. Fine, a few months. It feels like minutes. It has all felt like minutes. She was born […]

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]]> Guest essay: Higher education is in turmoil https://www.dominionpost.com/guest-essay-higher-education-is-in-turmoil/ Sun, 12 May 2024 03:03:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=337082 by Ron Iannone The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas led to the deaths of around 1,200 Israelis. In retaliatory attacks, Israel has killed around 34,000 Palestinians. And as a result, […]

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]]> USC valedictorian earned the right to speak. Let her https://www.dominionpost.com/usc-valedictorian-earned-the-right-to-speak-let-her/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=333507 In 2022, at the University of Southern California commencement, valedictorian Adam Karelin delivered a stirring poem against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, valedictorian Tianna Shaw Wakeman spoke of living […]

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]]> A word in defense of student borrowers https://www.dominionpost.com/a-word-in-defense-of-student-borrowers/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=326874 by John M. Crisp Here’s how many Americans picture the average student borrower: His name is Brad. He matriculates at a university that charges tuition and fees far beyond his […]

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