University of West Virginia
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The University of West Virginia was an educational authority formed by the West Virginia Legislature
on July 1, 1989, to oversee the operation of the state's graduate and doctoral degree-granting institutions. It was abolished on June 30, 2000. A 17-member Board of Trustees governed the following institutions of higher learning in West Virginia
:
From the foundation of the state's various colleges until 1970, all colleges, indeed all forms of education, from pre-school through the graduate programs at Marshall University
were under a single state Board of Education
, with the exception of West Virginia University
and what is now known as West Virginia State University
which were under separate Boards of Governors as land grant
schools. Following the decision in Brown v. Board of Education
State was desegregated, gave up its land grant status and was placed under the Board of Education as well.
In 1970, education governance was reformed and all colleges, including WVU, were placed under a single Board of Regents, with the state Board of Education focusing on primary and secondary education. This lasted until 1990, when the graduate level colleges were separated as The University of West Virginia, and the remaining Board of Regents was renamed the "State and Community College System of West Virginia".
In 2000, the state abandoned the University of West Virginia system, establishing the two universities as separate, state related institutions with tremendous independence from the state, and placing all state colleges under separate boards of Governors for each school, with no central coordination.
In 2008, the community colleges were likewise separated from their parent institutions and renamed.
West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the Legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI of the West Virginia Constitution following the state's...
on July 1, 1989, to oversee the operation of the state's graduate and doctoral degree-granting institutions. It was abolished on June 30, 2000. A 17-member Board of Trustees governed the following institutions of higher learning in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
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- West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
(WVU), including:- West Virginia University at ParkersburgWest Virginia University at ParkersburgWest Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public college located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. It is a stand-alone college with its own board of governors and degree granting authority, separate from WVU. Conceived as a community college to serve seven counties in west central...
(formerly Parkersburg Community College) - West Virginia University School of MedicineWest Virginia University School of MedicineThe West Virginia University School of Medicine is the professional school for the study of Medicine at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The medical school was established in 1902 as the first medical school in the state of West Virginia...
- West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWest Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWest Virginia University Institute of Technology is a four-year college located in Montgomery, West Virginia, United States. It is the largest regional campus of West Virginia University and is separately accredited from the main campus of WVU in Morgantown...
(formerly West Virginia Institute of Technology), and - Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPotomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPotomac State College of West Virginia University is a two-year junior college affiliated as a division of West Virginia University. West Virginia's only residential junior college, it is located in Keyser, approximately away from WVU's main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States...
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg
- Marshall UniversityMarshall UniversityMarshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
, including:- Marshall University Graduate CollegeMarshall University Graduate CollegeMarshall University - South Charleston Campus is a non-residential branch campus of Marshall University located in South Charleston, West Virginia, which is primarily focused on extension graduate programs....
(formerly the University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies), and - Marshall University School of Medicine
- Marshall University Graduate College
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineWest Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineThe West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States, is a public free-standing and independent medical school not affiliated with a larger institution...
From the foundation of the state's various colleges until 1970, all colleges, indeed all forms of education, from pre-school through the graduate programs at Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
were under a single state Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
, with the exception of West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
and what is now known as West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University is a historically black public college in Institute, West Virginia, United States. In the Charleston-metro area, the school is usually referred to simply as "State" or "West Virginia State"...
which were under separate Boards of Governors as land grant
Land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its privileges – made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service...
schools. Following the decision in Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
State was desegregated, gave up its land grant status and was placed under the Board of Education as well.
In 1970, education governance was reformed and all colleges, including WVU, were placed under a single Board of Regents, with the state Board of Education focusing on primary and secondary education. This lasted until 1990, when the graduate level colleges were separated as The University of West Virginia, and the remaining Board of Regents was renamed the "State and Community College System of West Virginia".
In 2000, the state abandoned the University of West Virginia system, establishing the two universities as separate, state related institutions with tremendous independence from the state, and placing all state colleges under separate boards of Governors for each school, with no central coordination.
In 2008, the community colleges were likewise separated from their parent institutions and renamed.