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Graduate Education

WVU names 2025 class of Ruby Fellows

Four promising West Virginia University doctoral students are continuing their academic journeys with support from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows program.

Leading the way in teacher training, WVU addresses critical need for educators

A collection of new West Virginia University initiatives, partnerships and redesigned academic pathways are answering a nationwide teacher shortage — felt deeply in the Mountain State’s hills and hollows — by meeting potential teachers where they are and creating a sustainable path toward the education field.

WVU research on school absences links dirty air to empty desks

As the school year begins in many areas, new West Virginia University research finds poor air quality may keep tens of thousands of students out of school for weeks each year, hitting young students and children of color the hardest.

From golden sands to gold and blue: Meet Michael T. Benson, 27th president of WVU

Michael T. Benson, the 27th president of West Virginia University, never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life — and leadership — has a way of pulling people toward places where they’re most needed. He has already begun to fully immerse himself in campus life, with plans to meet as many members of the WVU community and residents of the Mountain State as possible in his first few weeks on the job.