AHWIR Event: The Writing Life with Frank X Walker
Frank X Walker held a discussion of his works and his experience as a writer to a full house this past Wednesday. Besides going into Read More
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Appalachian Music Jams Out at Shepherd
The 18th Annual Appalachian Heritage Festival started off its concert weekend with performances Friday night from artists John Lilly, Chelsea McBee & The Random Assortment, Read More
Frank X Walker Excites Campus
Frank X. Walker, the Kentucky Poet Laureate, spent this past week on Shepherd University’s campus as the 2013 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence. Throughout the week, Walker Read More
Sigma Tau Delta Hosts Literary Reading
Shepherd University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, has continued with its long tradition of monthly literature readings. Readings begin with Read More
Shepherd Alumn Wins WV Fiction Contest
A 2012 graduate of Shepherd University has been awarded the first place prize of $500 in this year’s West Virginia Fiction Competition. Paul Kessler received Read More
Huber And Scranage Depart; Admissions Department Restructures
After three months with Shepherd University, Director of Admissions Matt Huber has left and Vice President for Enrollment Management Kim Scranage will soon join him. Read More
Frank X Walker Delivers Scarborough Lecture
Frank X. Walker, the 2013 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence, delivered the Scarborough Lecture titled “Voices from Affrilachia” and received the Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award for the Read More
A Smoke Free Shepherd
The Student Government Association at Shepherd University has caught on to the increasing trend of campuses becoming smoke-free environments and will host an open forum Read More
Class Sections Face Chopping Block
Department chairs are being asked to reduce the number of sections offered for different classes in response to budget cuts. In an interview with The Read More
Political Science Department Hosts Panel on Syria
Political Science professors discussed the Syrian conflict, U.S. intervention, international law, and Russian posturing to an auditorium filled with Shepherd community members. Thursday, Sept. 19, Read More
Students Find Student Loans
Student loans are a financial aid resource used by the majority of Shepherd students, and while some students have had a good experience with the Read More
Shepherd Professor Writes Book on WV History
Shepherd University’s Dr. John E. Stealey, professor emeritus of history, has written his fourth book about the history of West Virginia. The book, “West Virginia’s Read More