Shepherd to host West Virginia teacher January 16 who survived a classroom shooter
The Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities is partnering with the Department of Education to bring Twila Smith, an English teacher at Philip Barbour High School, who faced off a teen shooter in her classroom in 2015. The program, titled “A Tale of One Teacher: How 29 Students and Mrs. Smith Survived a […]
Finding Purpose: The U. S. Women Veterans Advocacy Initiative, Inc.
By Ginny Branam Lee Stephanie Ferrell, a photographer and U.S. Army Reserves veteran, established the U. S. Women Veterans Advocacy Initiative, Inc.—a project targeted at reaching out and providing support to women veterans across the country struggling with balancing work and family, education and employment—in 2018. As the initiative continues to grow and progress, Ferrell […]
