Marshall: Election's role in Promise funding shortfall was just a timing conflict
Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert testifies before state senators. (Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography) Marshall University says President Jerome Gilbert was merely describing a timeline when he told senators that higher education leaders were asked to keep quiet about a Promise Scholarship funding shortfall until after last fall’s election. Gilbert made the remark on Thursday while describing Marshall’s use of reserves to make up for a state funding gap. A pandemic-related cash crunch meant the state couldn’t pass along Promise funds for student scholars so Mar...