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

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

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.”