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Benson ‘honored’ to be West Virginia University’s president after CCU departure
Now-former Coastal Carolina University President Michael T. Benson said he’s “honored” to become West Virginia University’s 27th president, according to a news release sent Monday. Following contract negotiations with the WVU Board of Governors on Thursday,
WVU Officially Announces Michael Benson as 27th University President
West Virginia University opens the week by announcing the school’s 27th president. WVU has confirmed recent reports and named Michael Benson the next university president. Hoppy Kercheval was first with the news on Feb.
Michael Benson To Succeed Gordon Gee As President Of West Virginia University
Michael T. Benson, currently president of Coastal Carolina University, has been named the next president of West Virginia University, where he will succeed Gordon Gee.
West Virginia offers president's job to Coastal Carolina's Benson amid enrollment woes
Delan Stevens said.Benson would replace E. Gordon Gee, the Morgantown school’s longest-serving president who announced during a budget crisis in August 2023 that he would retire when his contract expires in June 2025.
Kercheval: Coastal Carolina President Michael Benson will be the next president at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson will be the next president at West Virginia University, sources tell MetroNews reporter Hoppy Kercheval. “He was one of the 10 finalists and then it got down to three and then after a lot of debate and discuss the Board of Governors focused in on Benson,” Kercheval said.
Coastal Carolina University's Michael Benson to serve as WVU's 27th president
West Virginia University has decided on a new leader to replace Gordon Gee, who announced he would retire at the conclusion of his contract.Michael Benson, the
Timeline: A look back at Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson
By the time Michael Benson stepped into Coastal Carolina University’s presidential suite on Jan. 2, 2021, he was already a rising star in higher education. In December 2001 at just 36, he was tapped to lead Snow College in Ephraim,
Update: WVU announces Coastal Carolina president Benson to replace Gee
West Virginia University is eyeing Michael T. Benson to be the 27th president of the university. WVU's interest in Benson was confirmed by Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, where he has served as president since January 2021.
West Virginia offers president’s job to Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson has been extended an offer to become West Virginia University’s next president, where he would be tasked with reversing decade-long declining […]
West Virginia University offers president’s job to Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson has been extended an offer to become West Virginia University’s next president, where he would be tasked with reversing decade-long declining enrollment at the state’s flagship university.
WVU to name Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson as 27th president
Michael Benson will be the 27th president of West Virginia University according to a release from Coastal Carolina University (CCU).
Coastal Carolina University president confirms West Virginia University contract negotiations
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson confirmed he is negotiating a contract to become West Virginia ...
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WV Sports Now Daily Notebook – February 24
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