While America’s school system as a whole is facing a variety challenges — overcrowded classrooms, school violence, lack of food security, budget cuts — the state of West Virginia is particularly challenged in very specific ways: TheU.S. Department of Education list shows teacher shortages in schools in 32 West Virginia counties, including Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Randolph counties.

In light of West Virginia’s teacher shortage, the state is very much in need of qualified, intelligent,...

Adam Shickley, a Pennsylvania resident who pursued West Virginia University's Master of Arts in Literacy Education, spoke with us about his decision to pursue this respected program, why pursuing a Reading Specialist Certification is worth it, how this 100 percent online program fit his busy schedule, and how the professors and fellow LE students have helped him to hone the skills needed to make a lasting impact in

Budget cuts, overcrowded classrooms, lack of food security, school violence, teacher turnover, an ongoing immigration crisis — America’s education system is vulnerable for these reasons and so many more.

Eleni, a current student enrolled in West Virginia University's Literacy Education graduate program, is pursuing this degree in order to positively impact the often volatile education field that exists today. She's also pursuing the respected Reading Specialist Certification,

Current WVU Sport Management student and Chicago Blackhawks' Senior Manager of Player Development, Ian Gentile, shares with us his experience as a part-time student and full-time employee, some tips on how to excel in graduate school online, and how enrolling in this program helped him become a well-rounded and resourceful worker! 

AWest Virginia Universitygraduate student whose research focuses on food insecurity on college campuses has been selected for a fellowship with the American Society for Nutrition, a very competitive fellowship for academics and researchers.

Forever passionate about food security and food integrity, Rebecca Hagedorn is studying stressors that directly relate to students who struggle with finding reliable

Kristyn Lizbinski, a doctoral student studying biologyatWest Virginia University, is on a mission to reveal that every neuron is a unique snowflake. In more technical terms, she's researching the principles of neuron diversity.

Keep reading for a closer look at Kristyn's research findings, along with how she utilized WVU's status as one of the 120 R1 institutions in the nation to augment her STEM education.

Quincy Hathaway is an innovator, a researcher, and a future leader in STEM. The Admissions Team at West Virginia University talked with him in order to understand his recent research grant from the American Heart Association.

Here's what Quincy had to say about his dedication to excellence and his biomedical discoveries.

It's an understatement to say that the field of neuroscience is complicated, multifaceted, and not for the faint of heart or mind. And as an aspiring leader in the field of neuroscience or in any other STEM field — there's no better way to establish yourself as an expert than to pursue the highest level of excellence in your field — a doctorate degree.

That's why we talked with Raymond Anderson, a current Ph.D. student in West Virginia University's Neuroscience program. Here's what he had to...

Poverty, lack of nutrition, opioid addiction: These are just some of the social issues impacting the Appalachia region.

These are also some of the issues that have inspired me to further my education in hopes of making a real difference in my community — and the world.

Below is just a little bit of my story: It covers what sparked my passion for public health, how my graduate assistantship augmented by education, and what I hope to do with my doctorate degree to inspire social change. Maybe by...