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West Virginia University’S Changing Mission In The 21st Century, Katlin Swisher
West Virginia University’S Changing Mission In The 21st Century, Katlin Swisher
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
In the midst of the ongoing shifts of the perception of higher education and the public’s question of the role and value of public universities, West Virginia University has simultaneously experienced institutional change through five different presidential administrations in a decade. As seen through WVU’s historical context as the state of West Virginia’s land-grant, flagship, research university, the institution has and continues to face many administrative, policy, and contextual changes as it strives to meet its strategic goals and operationalize its mission. Through document analysis and interviews with key officials, this qualitative, multi-case study seeks to understand how WVU’s mission …