Message from the Provost
With careful financial planning, we believe we will get through the next academic year without diminishing the academic quality of the University.
The Governor’s announcement of a hiring freeze for State executive offices does not extend to West Virginia University. However, we continue to operate in financially uncertain times. We are facing a proposed 8.9% cut in State appropriations ($13.3M), a competitive enrollment environment, and reductions in federal appropriations and research grant funds due to sequestration.
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