Commuting is not easy. Marshall has a considerable population that I feel is not given enough advice to find success at college for their specific circumstances. As someone who commuted for their first...
Showing up for new student orientation is a strange time in your start as a college student. It feels like you just walked across the stage at your high school graduation, now you’re hearing all the...
Walker Tatum, Student Body Vice President
• June 2, 2022
Dear Marshall students,
This is your Student Body Vice President, Walker Tatum, writing on behalf of your Student Body President, Isabella Griffiths, and myself. We are honored to welcome you to Marshall...
A tragic fact about elections at Marshall University: homecoming elections consistently receive more votes than student government elections.
At first glance, this might make sense. Many more people...
Growing up, there was nothing quite like going to a Bluefield Orioles game at Bowen Field. For just a few dollars, my grandfather and I would go watch a group of guys fight for their chance to make it...
I am absolutely delighted that Delegate Rohrbach has introduced HB 4425, for a Second Law School in West Virginia.
Now, roughly speaking West Virginia has TWO areas of population-concentration:
•North:...
Student media is indispensable to the community it serves and the rights of student journalists must be protected.
Their work informs students, parents, faculty, alumni, and administrators about news...
Within the last few months, some media outlets have made the claim that Facebook is having its big tobacco moment. Executives from the company sat before congress and downplayed a fact commonly known among...
Brad D. Smith, President of Marshall University
• January 18, 2022
Hello! I’m very excited to welcome you back to Marshall University. I hope you are as energized and motivated for this spring semester, as I am to be your new president.
As we begin this journey...
When I first started at Marshall three years ago, President Gilbert was still relatively new in his executive position.
Coming from an uncontroversial academic background, he seemed to be a popular...
After the official announcement that Brad D. Smith will become President of Marshall University, there were only two reactions from very different stakeholders surrounding Marshall.
By in large - most...
Over the past week, the final five candidates for Marshall University visited campus and held Q&A style discussions with staff, faculty, and students.
The search began at the end of last semester,...
