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Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) is welcoming four new members to its Hall of Fame. Katherine L. “Kitty” Dooley, Caryn Schafer Gresham, Jason Pheister and Mark Truby will be inducted into the hall during a ceremony this spring. “This year’s class of inductees is another stellar example of
This holiday season, Marshall University is excited to announce its upcoming Herd Holiday event, a festive experience that promises to bring joy, community spirit, and a touch of holiday magic to campus and beyond. The annual event is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Marshall University’s Memorial Student Center on
Marshall University’s A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series will present a reading with authors Carter Taylor Seaton and Marshall English professor Dr. Rachael Peckham at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Shawkey room, in the Memorial Student Center. It is free and open to all, and will also be available via livestream at www.marshall.edu/livestream or
Ashalia Aggarwal (pictured), a second-year medical student at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been named the 2023 Outstanding Rural Health Student of the Year by the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA). Aggarwal established in March 2016, while still in high school, the Giving Palm, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
Marshall University and Marshall Health Network, along with Intermed Labs, today officially launched their partnership aimed at leading health care innovation in West Virginia and beyond.
The Marshall University Technology Transfer Office (TTO) will present a free seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 28, to be delivered via Microsoft Teams from 2 to 3 p.m EST. It will provide a general overview of intellectual property protection available for creations in gaming and the arts.
On a rainy night on Nov. 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed into a hillside as it approached Tri-State Airport, carrying 75 Thundering Herd coaches, teammates, staff, supporters and flight crew members. Had Craig T. Greenlee not made the decision to walk away from the team the previous season, he would have likely been part of that devastating number.
Marshall University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host an induction ceremony into the West Virginia Public Relations Hall of Fame from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall.
Marshall University’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” will be delayed one week later than originally announced. The postponement is due to unforeseen circumstances, but the show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. nightly Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 14-18, in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.
Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will feature Philip Shenon, author of the award-winning book, A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination.