A presidential selection

Michael Benson was officially announced as the 27th president of West Virginia University Monday (Feb. 24).

Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/02/24/michael-benson-to-succeed-gordon-gee-as-president-of-west-virginia-university/

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2025/02/27th-wvu-president-michael-t-benson-pledges-to-lead-by-example-and-with-enthusiasm/

WMBF-TV

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/02/24/ccu-president-makes-first-statement-after-taking-same-job-west-virginia-university/

myhorrynews.com

https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/west-virginia-university-names-ccus-benson-as-next-president/article_321b7326-f2c6-11ef-8426-87849f58aa63.html

WBTW-TV

https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/conway/benson-honored-to-be-west-virginia-universitys-president-after-ccu-departure/

WTAE-TV

https://www.wtae.com/article/west-virginia-university-michael-benson-wvu-president/63902920

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/wvu-announces-michael-benson-as-27th-university-president/article_3ab993e0-f2d1-11ef-8ce1-6f49b16f83ce.html

Blue Gold Sports

https://www.bluegoldsports.com/2025/02/24/wvu-introduces-27th-president-michael-t-benson/

West Virginia Press Association

https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/27th-wvu-president-michael-t-benson-pledges-to-lead-by-example-and-with-enthusiasm/?utm_source=newsletter

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/24/michael-t-benson-of-coastal-carolina-university-will-be-wvus-next-president/

Pittsburgh Business Times

https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2025/02/24/wvu-new-president-michael-benson.html

The Post and Courier, Myrtle Beach

https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/news/michael-benson-coastal-carolina-university-west-virginia-president-sc/article_06237b0c-f2ca-11ef-8cba-478172b49b15.html

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/24/contract-details-for-wvus-next-president-michael-benson/

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/update-wvu-announces-benson-as-next-president-releases-contract-details/article_916e8d22-f064-11ef-b83c-6ff78a7fe114.html

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2025/02/24/wvu-michael-benson-salary-west-virginia-university/stories/202502240071

WFXB-TV

https://www.wfxb.com/2025/02/24/ccus-president-departs-to-take-on-position-at-wvu/

WPDE-TV

https://wpde.com/news/local/former-ccu-president-michael-t-benson-wvu-west-virginia-university-mormon-basketball

WTAP-TV

https://www.wtap.com/2025/02/24/wvu-names-michael-benson-new-president/?outputType=amp

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

https://wvpublic.org/michael-benson-named-wvu-president/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/wvu-officially-announces-michael-benson-as-27th-university-president/

Connect-Bridgeport

https://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=News&item=Michael-T-Benson-of-Coastal-Carolina-University-has-been-Named-West-Virginia-Universitys-Next-President-58471

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/02/25/wvu-officially-announces-michael-benson-as-27th-president-of-university/

WV News, Opinion

https://www.wvnews.com/theet/opinion/editorials/benson-ready-to-embrace-lead-west-virginia-university/article_96910faa-f311-11ef-954f-8bd16dd8855b.html

WCBC-AM

https://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=high-salary-for-new-wvu-president

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/video/2025/02/24/wvu-confirms-next-president/

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Opinion

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/editorials/2025/02/transparency-secrecy-overshadows-wvu-boards-choice/

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-coastal-carolina-president-benson-af263392f93f2411961adb1bd8c56a34

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2025/02/22/michael-benson-wvu-west-virginia-university-president/stories/202502220043

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wvu-eyeing-coastal-carolina-president-to-replace-gee/article_916e8d22-f064-11ef-b83c-6ff78a7fe114.html

Myrtle Beach SC News

https://myrtlebeachsc.com/president-michael-benson/

The Post and Courier, Myrtle Beach

https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/news/michael-benson-west-virginia-coastal-carolina-president-sc/article_8aa654a8-f0a4-11ef-ad74-0394680efb5b.html

The Sun News, Myrtle Beach

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article300768319.html

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2025/02/21/wvu-president-west-virginia-university/stories/202502210067

MetroNews

​​https://wvmetronews.com/2025/02/21/kercheval-coastal-carolina-president-michael-benson-will-be-the-next-president-at-wvu/

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/02/21/wvu-bog-selects-new-university-president-oks-start-of-construction-for-pride-practice-facility/

The Dominion Post 

https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/paperpages/DP-2025-02-22.pdf

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/source-coastal-carolinas-michael-benson-to-be-west-virginia-universitys-next-president/article_ff39c178-f08c-11ef-b396-0f5df156a141.html

myhorrynews.com

https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/coastal-carolina-president-benson-leaving-for-wvu-sources-say/article_f3c52074-f08e-11ef-88e6-771589fee752.html

WMBF-TV

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/02/22/ccu-president-michael-t-benson-become-next-president-west-virginia-university/

WBTW-TV

https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/conway/benson-leaving-coastal-carolina-university-to-become-next-west-virgina-university-president-news-report-says/

WPDE-TV

https://wpde.com/news/local/ccu-president-receives-offer-new-wvu-president-search-board-of-trustees

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-to-name-coastal-carolinas-michael-benson-as-27th-president/

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2025/02/22/wvu-name-michael-benson-coastal-carolina-new-president/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/news/local/coastal-carolina-universitys-michael-benson-to-serve-as-wvus-27th-president

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/coastal-carolinas-michael-benson-to-be-named-27th-wvu-president/article_d56eaf7a-f0c8-11ef-95a8-47b5633f732a.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/report-wvu-has-found-its-next-university-president/

WCBC Radio

https://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=wvu-has-new-president-lined-up

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/02/20/wvu-bog-chooses-top-candidate-for-next-university-president-contract-discussions-to-begin/

WAJR Radio

https://wajr.com/2025/02/20/wvu-bog-zeros-in-on-candidate-a/

WV News

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-university-board-of-governors-vote-to-approve-top-candidate-for-president/article_064a2dfa-eff1-11ef-9e1b-af63b65fb944.html

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2025/02/21/wvu-board-governors-selects-top-candidate-27th-school-president/

Lootpress

https://www.lootpress.com/wvu-board-of-governors-selects-candidate-for-27th-president/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/news/local/wvu-says-its-picked-its-next-president-expected-to-begin-contract-talks

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/board-of-governors-chooses-top-candidate-for-next-wvu-president/article_319192be-f005-11ef-b29b-db4b33df8ab6.html

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-board-of-governors-approves-top-candidate-for-27th-president/

Connect-Bridgeport

https://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=News&item=Name-Not-Announced-Contract-Not-Signed-but-WVU-Approves-Top-Candidates-as-Schools-27th-President58438

My Buckhannon

https://www.mybuckhannon.com/reports-michael-benson-of-coastal-carolina-is-wvus-top-choice-for-president/

West Virginia Press Association

https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/wvu-board-of-governors-chooses-top-candidate-for-university-presidency/