May 4, 2021
We’ve all heard the one about the struggling person who begs and pleads “Please, just let me win the lottery,” and is continually frustrated until one day that person hears from on high “Do me a favor and purchase a lottery ticket, would you?”
A similar lesson can be found in the predicament facing those who would very much like to hand out the money meant to help West Virginia high school seniors continue their educations. While social media gives us the impression teenagers all over the country are bemoaning the high cost of a college education, there are millions upon millions of dollars available to help them do just that.
West Virginia Higher Education Grant deadline moved to July 1 By
May 3, 2021 - 1:45 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has extended the deadline for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant.
The new deadline of July 1 comes amid a lower increase in college enrollment nationwide because of the coronavirus pandemic. The program’s previous deadline was April 15.
“In close collaboration with the Department of Education, we’ve been working to get West Virginia’s high school seniors in a post-pandemic mindset and help them plan for their futures after graduation,” said Sarah Armstrong Tucker, the state higher education chancellor, following the commission’s meeting Friday.
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Marshall’s local TedX event focuses on rising from tragedy
Staff Report
Former Thundering Herd Assistant Coach Red Dawson appeared at Marshall University’s TedX event April 2. (Marshall University | Courtesy)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University community celebrated an evening of “RISING” last Friday at the third annual TEDxMarshallU event.
TEDxMarshallU’s talks centered around a wide array of topics, ranging from empowering students by Lt. Chad Napier of Appalachia HIDTA and Handle with Care West Virginia and Dr. Kathy D’Antoni of the Marshall University Board of Governors; rebuilding the Appalachian economy by Lee Farabaugh of CORE10 and Brandon Dennison of Coalfield Development Corp.; the West Virginia Mask Army by Dr. Suzanne Strait of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Marshall University; and rising above the stigma of mental illness by Dr. Ashley Perkins, a pharmacist and doctoral student in Marshall’s College of Education and
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