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Speakers to examine social justice issues

Peter Harvey kicks off series Oct. 7 WVU Today Protecting the rights of others, exposing discrimination through entertainment venues, sharing the anxiety of recovering from substance abuse disorder and recounting the personal experience of escaping a war-torn country through refugee ...

Record Shattering Funds

WVU receives record amount of research funding in 2020 WVU Today  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing uncertainties in the higher education world, West Virginia University received $195 million in external funding for research and other sponsored programs this past fiscal ...

Racial disparities in infant mortality

Researcher studies how racism plays a role in higher death rate for Black babies WVU Today  Black infants die at almost twice the rate of white infants in West Virginia, a statistic nursed by racism and other adverse circumstances not only in the state, but across the ...

Nearly 3 dozen students face disciplinary action

Nearly three dozen West Virginia University students either have faced or will face disciplinary action for COVID-19 violations, the university said. Classes started Wednesday  in Morgantown, a week later than originally planned because of concerns about COVID-19. In a news ...

WVU BOG puts new Title IX into effect

Coordinator: Regulations allow institutions to be more protective under law West Virginia University’s Board of Governors agreed Friday to put the new Title IX  guidance into effect following a one-hour executive session. Title IX, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, said no ...