College of Liberal Arts News Archive

“Testament: Recovering Identity after War,” is seeking participants for its first discussion series, beginning with a welcome reception at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Huntington Vet Center.

The inaugural Alys Smith Symposium on Women Professionals will feature the president of the West Virginia Gas and Oil Association, Maribeth Anderson. Anderson is a 1992 graduate of Marshall University and leads one of the most prominent groups in the state.

The Marshall University A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will continue Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Shawkey Dining Room of the Memorial Student Center, with readings by Dr. Forrest Roth and Dr. Tony Viola.

Nine Marshall University students have been selected to participate in the Kakehashi Project, an exchange program sponsored by Japan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The program is run by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The Marshall University A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series continues Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Hall 154 on Marshall’s Huntington campus, with Dr. Isabel Duarte-Gray and Dr. Karen Salyer McElmurray.

The Marshall University A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will kick off its 2022 season with Writers’ Harvest: A Benefit for Hunger Relief, featuring Dr. Sara Henning, on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Drinko Atrium on Marshall’s Huntington campus.

Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy continues Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall, with a lecture by Lawrence Norden. Norden is the Senior Director of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy is kicking off the 2022 fall semester and the 10th season with Dr. Joseph Uscinski, who will present “Getting Conspiracy Theories Right,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. The lecture will take place in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus.

On Wednesday, July 20, the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) said goodbye to 120 delegates from over 40 states and 12 Western Hemisphere nations. Since its inception in 1963 as part of West Virginia’s Centennial, the NYSCamp has honored over 6,200 students, giving them the opportunity to participate in a rigorous STEM enrichment program. Operated by the National Youth Science Foundation, its mission is to inspire lifelong engagement and ethical leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through its proven educational model for mentoring, challenging, and motivating students.

A Marshall University student is the winner of a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards their study abroad or internship program cost with additional funding available for the study of a critical language overseas.