Shepherd to host fourth annual NEH summer institute July 8-28; seven events open to public

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Teachers from across the country will converge at Shepherd University to explore Appalachian music, literature, theater, culture, and folk and musical arts during the fourth annual National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute, “Voices from the Misty Mountains and The Power of Storytelling,” July 8-28. Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, director of Shepherd’s Center for Appalachian…

The 2018 Babst Calland Report Focuses on the Appalachian Basin Oil & Gas Industry Forging Ahead Despite Obstacles

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The law firm of Babst Calland today released its annual energy industry report: The 2018 Babst Calland Report – Appalachian Basin Oil & Gas Industry: Forging Ahead Despite Obstacles; Legal and Regulatory Perspective for Producers and Midstream Operators.  This annual review of shale gas development activity in the Appalachian Basin acknowledges an ongoing rebound despite…

The Importance of Language: Marshall University’s Japanese Sister School Program

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Learning a second language involves more than simply discovering how to ask for directions or reserve a hotel room in a foreign country.

“Learning a second language is learning about the culture and traditions of people living in another country,” says David Pittenger, interim associate vice president for outreach at Marshall University. “Speaking that language is a sign of respect to the person and his or her heritage.”