As the gap in U.S. incomes grows wider, and, according to West Virginia University experts, the federal government fails to address the inequality, it becomes more incumbent on states to enact policies that challenge “today’s massive gap between the rich and the poor.”
The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative will host its second annual West Virginia Legislators’ Forum on Education and the Economy, an event designed to engage legislators on how best to address the current landscape of public education in West Virginia.
WVU, WVU Foundation representatives to make special announcement regarding a major gift to “A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University”
Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and his associate Richard Gates were indicted Monday morning (Oct. 30) as part of a federal investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election. According to one West Virginia University expert, the 12-count indictments “emphasize how foreign entities attempt to influence American politics.”
The Appalachian Justice Initiative and WVU Libraries will delve into the issue of mass incarceration through two events (Nov. 1 and Nov. 15) at West Virginia University.
The shifting political landscape has created seismic changes for those on the ground teaching history and political science. Two West Virginia University professors will explore “Teaching Politics and History in the Trump Era” Wednesday (Nov. 1) in the Mountainlair Rhododendron Room.
There will be blood. West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences instructor Amy Wilson will release the book, The Bite, The Breast, and The Blood: Why Vampires Suck Us In (McFarland) in 2018. And with Halloween approaching, Wilson explores the love affair the American culture has with those night stalking bloodsuckers.
West Virginia University experts are available to talk about President Donald Trump’s announcement to declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.
Using West Virginia Forward as a lens, policy experts, corporate leaders and educational practitioners will discuss the state’s economic opportunities and challenges and the need to nurture the talent pipeline through the diversification of workforce development. The second annual West Virginia Legislators’ Forum on Education and the Economy will be held in Charleston, with an aim to engage legislators on how best to address the current landscape of public education in West Virginia. The Nov. 2 conference is hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and sponsored by West Virginia University, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and numerous community partners.
John Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco Systems and a two-time graduate of West Virginia University, will present “The New Digital Era and the Implications for Education” as part of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas series Friday (Oct. 27) at 11 a.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.