{"id":19,"date":"2026-05-11T14:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-story-dev\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:17:36","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"herdpress-hero\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div>\n\t<div class=\"w-full z-70 relative bg-green\">\n\t\t<div class=\"w-full mx-auto xl:container px-4 flex justify-between items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center xl:w-[20%]  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"\/\" aria-label=\"Marshall University website\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/wp-content\/themes\/herdpress\/images\/m_primary.svg\" class=\"min-w-14 h-12 lg:min-w-[72px] xl:h-16\" alt=\"Marshall University logo\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex h-full pl-2 lg:pl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"main-nav\" class=\"hidden lg:flex items-center text-gray-200 text-lg xl:text-xl font-semibold tracking-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"group ease-out py-10 lg:px-2\">\n    <a href=\"\/meet-marshall\/\" class=\"transition-none text-white tracking-tight uppercase text-xl xl:text-2xl font-bold no-underline px-2 xl:px-4 pt-2 pb-6 rounded-t hover:bg-gray-900 hover:text-white group-focus-within:bg-gray-900 group-focus-within:shadow-lg group-hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:shadow-lg\">\n        <span>Meet Marshall<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"mt-4 bg-gray-900 absolute z-60 shadow-lg px-6 rounded-sm translate-y-0 mx-auto left-0 right-0 max-w-6xl text-white invisible opacity-100 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:visible group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:visible group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:block\">\n        <div>\n            <div>\n                <div class=\"w-full xl:max-w-(--breakpoint-xl) px-6 xl:px-0 mx-auto py-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-12\">\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Welcome to Marshall<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n            <a href=\"\/whymu\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Why Choose Marshall?<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/whymu\/value\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">The Value of a Marshall Degree<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/meet-huntington\/\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Our Community<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/blog\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Our Blog<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/moving-moments\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Our Stories<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/our-history\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Our History<\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Leadership<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n            <a href=\"\/president\/brad-d-smith\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Office of the President<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/board\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Board of Governors<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/economic-development\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Workforce and Economic Development<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/academic-affairs\/administration-staff\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Academic Affairs<\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">News &amp; Marketing<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/events.marshall.edu\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Events<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/academic-calendar\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Academic Calendar<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/news\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">News Releases<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/brandservices\/brand-resources\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Branding Guide<\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"\/brandservices\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">University Marketing &amp; Communications<\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"group ease-out py-10 lg:px-2\">\n    <a href=\"\/admissions\/\" class=\"transition-none text-white tracking-tight uppercase text-xl xl:text-2xl font-bold no-underline px-2 xl:px-4 pt-2 pb-6 rounded-t hover:bg-gray-900 hover:text-white group-focus-within:bg-gray-900 group-focus-within:shadow-lg group-hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:shadow-lg\">\n        <span>Admissions<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"mt-4 bg-gray-900 absolute z-60 shadow-lg px-6 rounded-sm translate-y-0 mx-auto left-0 right-0 max-w-6xl text-white invisible opacity-100 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:visible group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:visible group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:block\">\n        <div>\n            <div>\n                <div class=\"w-full xl:max-w-(--breakpoint-xl) px-6 xl:px-0 mx-auto py-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-12\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Information For<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/admissions\/freshman\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">First-Year Freshmen<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/admissions\/transfer\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Transfer Students<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/international-admissions\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">International Undergraduate Students<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/graduate-admissions\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Graduate Students<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/international-admissions\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">International Graduate Students<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/online\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Online Students<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Getting Started<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/tour\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Visit Campus<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/admissions\/apply\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Apply for Admission<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sfa\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Apply for Financial Aid<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Cost &amp; Aid<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/tuition\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Tuition<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sfa\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Financial Aid<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sfa\/types-of-aid\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Scholarships<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sfa\/cost-of-attendance\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Estimate Your Cost<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"group ease-out py-10 lg:px-2\">\n    <a href=\"\/academics\/\" class=\"transition-none text-white tracking-tight uppercase text-xl xl:text-2xl font-bold no-underline px-2 xl:px-4 pt-2 pb-6 rounded-t hover:bg-gray-900 hover:text-white group-focus-within:bg-gray-900 group-focus-within:shadow-lg group-hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:shadow-lg\">\n        <span>Academics<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"mt-4 bg-gray-900 absolute z-60 shadow-lg px-6 rounded-sm translate-y-0 mx-auto left-0 right-0 max-w-6xl text-white invisible opacity-100 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:visible group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:visible group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:block\">\n        <div>\n            <div>\n                <div class=\"w-full xl:max-w-(--breakpoint-xl) px-6 xl:px-0 mx-auto py-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-12\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Degrees<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/undergraduate\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Undergraduate<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/graduate\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Graduate<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/online\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Online<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/professional\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Professional<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">More Programs<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/herdacademy\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Herd Academy<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jcesom.marshall.edu\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">School of Medicine<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/pharmacy\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">School of Pharmacy<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Resources<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academic-calendar\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Academic Calendar<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Libraries &amp; Online Research<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/careereducation\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Internships &amp; Career Development<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/colleges\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Colleges &amp; Schools<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkstr.com\/marshallstore\/home\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Campus Bookstore<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/our-research\/\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Research at Marshall<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"group ease-out py-10 lg:px-2\">\n    <a href=\"\/marshall-life\/\" class=\"transition-none text-white tracking-tight uppercase text-xl xl:text-2xl font-bold no-underline px-2 xl:px-4 pt-2 pb-6 rounded-t hover:bg-gray-900 hover:text-white group-focus-within:bg-gray-900 group-focus-within:shadow-lg group-hover:bg-gray-900 group-hover:shadow-lg\">\n        <span>Marshall Life<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"mt-4 bg-gray-900 absolute z-60 shadow-lg px-6 rounded-sm translate-y-0 mx-auto left-0 right-0 max-w-6xl text-white invisible opacity-100 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:visible group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:visible group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:block\">\n        <div>\n            <div>\n                <div class=\"w-full xl:max-w-(--breakpoint-xl) px-6 xl:px-0 mx-auto py-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-12\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Clubs &amp; Organizations<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sga\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Student Government<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/fsl\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Greek Life<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.herdzone.com\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 focus:decoration-green-bright mb-4 last:mb-0 text-lg\">Athletics<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<div class=\"text-lg uppercase font-bold pb-1 border-b mb-6 border-white text-green-bright\">Student Activities<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 flex flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/community-outreach\" class=\"no-underline text-gray-100 leading-normal transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-white hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2 hover:decoration-green-bright focus:text-white focus:underline focus:decoration-2 focus:underline-offset-2 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href=\"\/site-search\/?q=jobs\">jobs<\/a>,\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/site-search\/?q=mubert\">mubert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-no-repeat bg-cover bg-gray-500 flex items-center min-h-120 lg:min-h-144 block_7986eedf0177c64c9bdc6c9dfea6ce73\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfetchpriority=\"high\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-1200x0-c-default.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-768x0-c-default.jpg 768w,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-1024x0-c-default.jpg 1024w,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-1440x0-c-default.jpg 1440w,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-1920x0-c-default.jpg 1920w,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A6880-2560x0-c-default.jpg 2560w\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1400\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"933\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Shot of Old Main from the West Side with a perspective from the ground\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"absolute h-full w-full object-cover top-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full bg-linear-to-tr from-gray-900 from-5% to-transparent to-60%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full h-full mx-auto flex flex-col justify-end px-6 xl:container py-8 xl:py-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hero__breadcrumb uppercase tracking-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\">Our History<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont font-bold text-center text-white uppercase flex justify-center leading-tight drop-shadow-xs lg:justify-start text-3xl lg:text-6xl lg:text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"font-mont text-left text-hard-shadow-40 w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<div  class=\"herdpress-block wp-block-herdpress-timeline has-white-background-color has-background\">\n\t<div class=\"herdpress-block__container\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"relative max-w-5xl mx-auto mt-8 lg:mt-12\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"block__heading\">The Moments that Shaped Us<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-8 lg:mt-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretch\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1837<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-4 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 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'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Marshall Academy founded<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>One of West Virginia\u2019s first public institutions of higher education, Marshall University was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history-and-traditions\/the-early-years-1837-1909\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded as Marshall Academy in 1837<\/a> as a teacher&#8217;s training college and named after Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall (1755-1835).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/literary-society.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/literary-society.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/literary-society-300x158.jpg 300w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"first photo of the Marshall Academy literary society\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1858<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">College status<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>The institution became Marshall College in 1858.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1863<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Civil War<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/principals-presidents\/salina-cordelia-hite-mason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salina Hite Mason<\/a> saves Marshall College by purchasing the property at auction for $1500 and supporting the school financially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-scaled.jpg 2213w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-885x1024.jpg 885w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-768x888.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-1328x1536.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Selina-Hite-Mason-1770x2048.jpg 1770w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"photo of Selina Hite Mason\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1907<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Enrollment Increase<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>Our enrollment passes 1,000 students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1925<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">The Thundering Herd<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/special\/lost_huntington\/lost-huntington-remembering-duke-ridgley\/article_86c8b7ae-e119-5f84-8dd0-649216ca6c9b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herald-Dispatch Sports Editor Charles V. &#8220;Duke&#8221; Ridgely<\/a> refers to the Marshall football team as the &#8220;Thundering Herd&#8221; for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.40.51-AM.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.40.51-AM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.40.51-AM-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.40.51-AM-768x533.png 768w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"group shot of the 1925 football team\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1929<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">The Great Depression<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>During the height of the Great Depression, students paid for tuition with &#8220;IOUs&#8221; and potatoes. (Yes, really!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/AdobeStock_503851765-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"potatoes on a wooden table\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1937<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Flooding<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>During the 1937 Ohio River Valley Flood, campus facilities were damaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1938<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Master&#8217;s Degree Granting<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>The West Virginia Board of Education in 1938 authorized Marshall to offer the master\u2019s degree in six disciplines \u2013 chemistry, education, history, political science, psychology and sociology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1946<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Veteran Enrollment<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>Shortly after the end of World War II, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history-and-traditions\/off-to-war-and-a-new-beginning-1940-1949\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 500 veterans<\/a> enrolled in a Marshall program allowing graduation in three years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1947 &#038; 1948<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Athletic Success<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>The men\u2019s basketball team won a national championship in 1947 and the football team played in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl in Florida. Both teams were coached by the legendary Cam Henderson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-9.40.21-AM.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-9.40.21-AM.png 588w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-9.40.21-AM-300x219.png 300w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"men's basketball team in 1947 posing for a group photo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1961<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Marshall becomes a university<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>One of the most joyous days in Marshall history came in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history-and-traditions\/a-university-at-last-1960-1969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring of 1961<\/a> when the West Virginia Legislature approved university status after much debate. The news reached campus quickly March 1, 1961. The image here is students holding up the front page of The Parthenon, the university newspaper. The issue, which had no date printed, actually was prepared before the legislation passed and was held secret until the moment lawmakers acted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/university-status.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/university-status.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/university-status-300x211.jpg 300w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"people celebrating Marshall becoming a university with Parthenon newspapers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1965<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">A mascot is born<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>Our beloved mascot, Marco, appeared in physical form for the first time at the Marshall vs. Bowling Green basketball game on March 6, 1965, thanks to a men&#8217;s honorary fraternity and booster club called The Robe. The group purchased the mascot costume for $200.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.26.33-AM.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.26.33-AM.png 766w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11.26.33-AM-262x300.png 262w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"first Marco costume, side profile view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1970<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Tragedy at home<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/neverforget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 1970<\/a>, an airplane crash at the Huntington Tri-State airport, took the lives of 75 people, including members of the Thundering Herd football team, coaches, supporters and crew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/1970-team.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/1970-team.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/1970-team-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/1970-team-768x393.jpg 768w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"1970 Football Team and coaches\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1977<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Medical School opens<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>This former railway hospital next to campus became the home of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/jcesom.marshall.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Medicine<\/a>, with its first class admitted in 1978. The program was a cooperative effort with the Veterans Administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1990<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Growing Enrollment<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p>Enrollment surpassed 12,000 students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1992 &#038; 1999<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Continued Athletic Success<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>Marshall won the school\u2019s first national football championship in 1992, defeating Youngstown State, 31-28, for the I-AA crown. The championship game was played at Marshall Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps its most memorable football season was in 1999, when Marshall went 13-0, defeated traditional national powers Clemson 13-10 in the season opener and Brigham Young 21-3 in the Motor City Bowl, and earned a top 10 national ranking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/football-game.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/football-game.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/football-game-300x200.jpg 300w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"football players running with the ball in black &#038; white\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">1998<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Drinko Library opens<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"leading-relaxed text-gray-600 [&#038;_p]:text-[16px]\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/libraries\/drinkolibrary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drinko Library<\/a>, the university\u2019s second full-size library and information center, opened in 1998. It melds a full range of traditional library services with state-of-the-art computer and advanced technological education facilities, and demonstrated Marshall&#8217;s commitment to be a modern and technology-friendly university.<\/p>\n<p>The library, located on the western side of campus beside Old Main, is named for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/drinko\/about-us\/dr-john-deaver-drinko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Deaver Drinko<\/a>, a Marshall graduate, philanthropist and strong supporter of higher education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">2006<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">We Are Marshall<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>In April 2006, filming for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWe Are Marshall\u201d<\/a> began in Huntington. For three weeks the film crew worked on campus and at other locations throughout Huntington. Scenes were filmed in the Morrow Library, the Memorial Student Center, Twin Towers, and a variety of outdoor campus locations.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Marshall community, as well as town\u2019s people, served as extras in a number of the scenes. It was an exciting time\u2014when Hollywood came to Marshall University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/4694.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/4694.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/4694-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/4694-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/4694-768x479.jpg 768w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"large group of people outside Morrow Library for \"We Are Marshall\" chant scene\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">R2 Research Designation<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p>On March 6, 2019, Marshall University achieved a research milestone and is classified as a <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu\/institution\/marshall-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R2 Research Institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education<\/a>. The designation places Marshall among the top six percent of college and universities in the nation and is the second-highest classification an institution can receive from the organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/HK1A4603-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"female student looking through a microscope in a laboratory\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-0.5 flex-1 bg-gray-100 -mb-6 origin-top transition-transform duration-700 delay-300 motion-reduce:scale-y-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'scale-y-100' : 'scale-y-0'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4 border-b border-gray-100\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Men&#8217;s Soccer National Champions<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/herdzone.com\/news\/2021\/5\/18\/mens-soccer-history-no-10-mens-soccer-captures-national-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshall University Soccer<\/a> makes an improbable run to the College Cup, final four of Men\u2019s soccer in Cary, North Carolina. After defeating the host school, the University of North Carolina, Marshall takes down college soccer powerhouse Indiana University to win the school\u2019s first Division 1 National Championship. <em>Due to COVID-19, the game was played in May 2021, but the championship title was for the 2020 season.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09393-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09393-3.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09393-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09393-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09393-3-768x512.jpg 768w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Men's Soccer team celebrating after winning the national championship\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"grid items-stretchpt-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"grid-template-columns: 88px 3px 1fr; gap: 0 24px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"{ shown: false }\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-intersect.once.threshold.15=\"shown = true\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-4 text-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-base font-mont font-bold tracking-widest uppercase text-green leading-tight inline-block hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-4 bg-gray-100 shrink-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"size-2.5 rounded-full bg-green border-2 border-white shadow-[0_0_0_2px_var(--color-green)] shrink-0 mt-0.5 z-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-0.5 h-8\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #edeeee, transparent);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t:class=\"shown ? 'opacity-100 translate-x-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-x-4'\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"transition-all duration-500 motion-reduce:opacity-100 motion-reduce:translate-x-0 py-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-mont text-base lg:text-lg font-bold text-gray-900 mb-1.5 leading-snug\">Marshall For All<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-4 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 min-w-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"[&#038;_p]:text-[16px] leading-relaxed text-gray-600\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/marshallforall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMarshall For All, Marshall Forever\u201d<\/a> strategic roadmap developed\u2014with the goal of every student graduating debt-free by 2037. The first cohort of 100 \u201cMarshall For All\u201d students arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-history\/files\/2026\/05\/DSC09248-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"group of Marshall For All students standing on the steps of the school of business building showing the \"Go Herd\" sign\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-60 h-35 object-cover rounded shrink-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n    \n    class=\"herdpress-block wp-block-herdpress-cards-collection wp-block-herdpress-cards-collection--enhanced has-green-background-color has-background pattern-diagonals    \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"herdpress-block__container relative z-5\">\n                                \n    <h2  class=\"block__heading\">Learn More about Marshall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 lg:mt-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-8 \">\n                        <div  class=\"w-full lg:basis-[calc(25%-1.5rem)] lg:flex-none\">\n\t<div class=\"h-full\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/our-research\/\" class=\"card group flex flex-col h-full transition-all duration-300 ease-out rounded-lg overflow-hidden no-underline shadow-none hover:shadow-lg hover:-translate-y-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-video 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