Marshall University

Marshall University is a public university based in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 as the private Marshall Academy, a secondary school or high school, under the control of the Southern Methodist Church. It was renamed Marshall College in 1857; however, the majority of its offerings remained below the college level. The church lost control of the college and it became a state institution in 1867. It was renamed Marshall University in 1961, although it had been acredited as a university-level institution since 1938.

Future

In 2005, the university is expected to open a state-of-the-art biotechnological sciences center.

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The University is also attempting to collect donations to create a chair position for what will be the Simon D. Perry Academic Program on Constitutional Democracy. It is It is designed to study the impact of major American constitution builders and the role of constitutional democracy in the evolution of America?s political and civic life. The program includes four new core courses developed by Perry, as well as 18 other courses offered in a variety of academic disciplines including history, English, philosophy, sociology and political science. The Gilley Scholar, named for former Marshall president J. Wade Gilley, will be a full-time professor assigned to the program.

Related Topics:
Simon D. Perry - Constitutional Democracy - English - Philosophy - Sociology - Political science - Gilley Scholar - J. Wade Gilley

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