Latest News

Media Contact

Jessica Tice
304-558-0699
jessica.tice@wvhepc.edu

Higher education systems award $85,000 in grants to strengthen diversity initiatives on college campuses in West Virginia

September 2, 2020

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System have awarded $85,000 in grants to support strengthened diversity efforts at higher education institutions across the state. The Diversity for Equity Grants are designed to support campus-led initiatives that make higher education more accessible to people of all ages, races, genders, and backgrounds. “This grant program has been in place for nearly a decade, and it remains so important today as we work to embrace diversity in higher education and level the playing field for educational success in West Virginia,” said Sarah Armstrong Tucker, West…

Continue Reading