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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Oct 3

Opinion | A Defining Choice for Higher Ed

Colleges should say no to Trump administration plans to condition access to federal funding on pledges of fealty to the president’s priorities. https://bit.ly/3IN6CBl

#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd

President Trump walks toward the camera, pointing. He is wearing a dark suit, a light shirt and a magenta tie.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Oct 3

ICYMI | The Trump administration has asked nine universities to sign on to a proposed compact, mandating certain changes in exchange for preferential treatment on federal funding.

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President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.
Below on an orange background in white text the kicker Government, the headline White House Floats Compact for Preferential Treatment, and the sub-headline Advocates condemned the proposal, which asked nine universities to overhaul admissions, hiring and speech policies and to suppress criticism of conservatives in exchange for more federal money. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The quote “A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow. That’s not reform. That’s government-funded orthodoxy.”
— FIRE officials, in a post on X/Twitter

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walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Sep 19

Beautiful #Park(ing)Day in #MorgantownWV. Former Park(ing) Day spot is now a permanent parklet. Great work WVU Student Society of Landscape Architects!

walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Jun 24

In a state plagued by poor health outcomes, one WV educator is transforming his classroom westvirginiawatch.com/2025/06/23/i...

In a state plagued by poor health outcomes, one WV educator is transforming his classroom • West Virginia Watch

Derek Gallagher, a teacher at Martinsburg High School in Martinsburg, West Virginia, isn’t one to sugarcoat hard truths.

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walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Apr 5

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Proposed pedestrian bridge would connect rail trail to Morgantown neighborhood

The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MMMPO) has introduced a potential pedestrian bridge that it says will connect Morgantown’s First Ward neighborhood to the Caperto…

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walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Mar 8

Long term outcome of COVID Healthy Streets/Slow Streets program in #MorgantownWV. Permanent installation of new curb & sidewalk bumpout to slow traffic.

walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Feb 21

A beautiful snowy commute day in #MorgantownWV

walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Feb 20

Register now for #PAPREN webinar, 1st in new series focused on implementation science, physical activity, & built environment change
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PAPREN State of the Science February 2025: The ECLIPPSE Project - PAPREN

The PAPREN Coordinating Center will present Promising Strategies for Implementing Built Environment Changes: Findings from the Expert Consensus for Local Implementation of Physical Activity Policy, Sy...

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walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Dec 22

Blackwater Falls looks great in the snow! #WVStateParks

walkbikemgw.bsky.social @walkbikemgw.bsky.social · Dec 22

Plan to be active. Have fun. Get together with friends and family.
There's no silver bullet or magic day to start being active.

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WVU Today | EXPERT PITCH: WVU educator offers tips for staying active during holiday season and workout making resolutions that last

As the year closes, a West Virginia University physical activity specialist says it’s important to continue to make exercise a priority even at a time when many people are busy with holiday activities...

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