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Maud Dahme  

The educator and author will share her riveting story of surviving the Holocaust and being a hidden child at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 19) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Sponsored by the WVU Campus Read, the event is free and open to the public.

MLK Unity Breakfast 2024  

Join the Center for Black Culture in honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Tiffany Dena Loftin, activist and community organizer, is the keynote speaker.

Than Saffel  

As it commemorates 25 years of publishing excellence, the West Virginia University Press is also celebrating new leadership with the announcement of Than Saffel, who has led in an interim capacity since September 2023, as the new director.

Jay Manown Story  

Preston County native Jay Manown’s college career at WVU was cut short just before his graduation when he was drafted into World War II. He became a naval flight instructor, and on Sept. 10, 1944, the Japanese hit the belly of his plane, sending it in a violent spiral into the sea. His plane and the bodies of the crew were recovered 10 years ago.