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Online History Short-Courses offered by Universities Masterpost

Categories: Classical Studies, Egyptology, Medieval, Renaissance, The Americas, Asia, Other, Linguistics, Archaeology

How to get Coursera courses for free: There are several types of courses on Coursera, some will allow you to study the full course and only charge for the optional-certificate, for others you will need to audit it and you may have limited access (usually just to assignments), and thirdly some courses charge a monthly subscription in this case a 7 day free trial is available.

Classical Studies 🏛️🏺

At the Origins of the Mediterranean Civilization: Archeology of the City from the Levant to the West 3rd-1st millennium BC - Sapienza University of Rome

Greek and Roman Mythology - University of Pennsylvania

Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World - Open University

Roman Architecture - Yale

Roman Art and Archeology - University of Arizona

Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City - University of Reading

The Ancient Greeks - Wesleyan University

The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archeology and History of Palatine Hill - Sapienza University of Rome

Uncovering Roman Britain in Old Museum Collections - University of Reading

Egyptology 𓂀⚱️

Egypt before and after pharaohs - Sapienza University of Rome

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization - University of Pennsylvania

Wonders of Ancient Egypt - University of Pennsylvania

Medieval 🗡️🏰

Age of Cathedrals - Yale

Coexistence in Medieval Spain: Jews, Christians, and Muslims - University of Colorado

Deciphering Secrets: The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Europe - University of Colorado

Enlightening the Dark Ages: Early Medieval Archaeology in Italy - University of Padova

Lancaster Castle and Northern English History: The View from the Stronghold - Lancaster University

Magic in the Middle Ages - University of Barcelona

Old Norse Mythology in the Sources - University of Colorado Bolder

Preserving Norwegian Stave Churches - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece - Trinity College Dublin

The Cosmopolitan Medival Arabic World - University of Leiden

Renaissance ⚜️🃏

Black Tudors: The Untold Story

European Empires: An Introduction, 1400–1522 - University of Newcastle

The Mediterranean, a Space of Exchange (from Renaissance to Enlightenment) - University of Barcelona

The Life and Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots - University of Glasgow

The Tudors - University of Roehampton London

The Americas 🪶🦙🛖

History of Slavery in the British Caribbean - University of Glasgow

Indigeneity as a Global Concept - University of Newcastle

Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta

Indigenous Religions & Ecology - Yale

Asia 🏯🛕

Contemporary India - University of Melbourne

Introduction to Korean Philosophy - Sung Kyun Kwan University

Japanese Culture Through Rare Books - University of Keio

Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books - University of Keio

The History and Culture of Chinese Silk - University for the Creative Arts

Travelling Books: History in Europe and Japan - University of Keio

Other

A Global History of Sex and Gender: Bodies and Power in the Modern World - University of Glasgow

A History of Royal Fashion - University of Glasgow

Anarchy in the UK: A History of Punk from 1976-78 - University of Reading

Biodiversity, Guardianship, and the Natural History of New Zealand: A Museum Perspective - Te Papa

Empire: the Controversies of British Imperialism - University of Exeter

Great South Land: Introducing Australian History - University of Newcastle

Indigeneity as a Global Concept - University of Newcastle

New Zealand History, Culture and Conflict: A Museum Perspective - Te Papa

Organising an Empire: The Assyrian Way - LMU Munich

Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction - University of Virginia

Russian History: from Lenin to Putin - University of California Santa Cruz

Linguistics 🗣️

Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics - University of Leiden - Coursera version

Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics - University of Leiden

Archeology 💀

Archeoastronomy - University of Milan

Archaeology and the Battle of Dunbar 1650 - Durham University

Archaeology: from Dig to Lab and Beyond - University of Reading

Archeology: Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage - Sapienza University of Rome

Change of Era: The Origins of Christian Culture through the Lens of Archaeology - University of Padova

Endangered Archaeology: Using Remote Sensing to Protect Cultural Heritage - Universities of Durham, Leicester & Oxford

Enlightening the Dark Ages: Early Medieval Archaeology in Italy - University of Padova

Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr - University of York

Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology - Durham University

Roman Art and Archeology - University of Arizona

The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archeology and History of Palatine Hill - Sapienza University of Rome

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By Brian Handwerk, 11 May 2023

Mother’s Day is one of the year’s biggest greeting card occasions, but it definitely didn’t start out as a Hallmark holiday.

The Mother’s Day we celebrate on the second Sunday in May exists largely due to the incessant efforts — some might say maniacal single-mindedness — of a woman named Anna Jarvis.

But Jarvis wasn’t the first American to promote the idea.

Early attempts to get the holiday going focused on bigger social issues, such as promoting peace and improving schools.

But the version of the day that finally did catch on became its founder’s worst nightmare.

Early Mother’s Day celebrations

Mother’s Day was initially launched by antiwar activists in 1872.

Julia Ward Howe, better remembered for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," advocated a Mothers’ Peace Day on which pacifist women would gather in churches, social halls, and homes to listen to sermons or essays, sing, and pray for peace.

American cities like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago held annual Mother’s Day services, centered on pacifism, every June 2 until about 1913.

But these faded away, as did the mothers’ pleas for peace when the world entered World War I.

Another early Mother's Day effort was led by teacher and principal Mary Towles Sasseen, of Henderson, Kentucky.

Her idea, launched in 1887, focused on schools:

Sasseen wrote a guide, Mother’s Day Celebrations, with the hope that school systems around the country would observe Mother’s Day receptions to strengthen ties between students, parents, and teachers.

But by the time she died in 1924, Sasseen’s Mother’s Day never made it far beyond Kentucky.

Who really founded Mother’s Day?

In February 1904, Frank Hering, a University of Notre Dame faculty member, football coach, and national president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles delivered a speech entitled “Our Mothers and Their Importance in Our Lives.”

It was the first public call to set aside a national day to honor mothers.

Although that organization still bills Hering and itself as the “true founders of Mother's Day,” his role in proposing the holiday was soon eclipsed by the tireless efforts of Jarvis to publicize and promote the holiday — and herself as the founder.

Jarvis’s labors, which made Mother’s Day a reality, began with a wish to honor her own mother — who had attended Julia Ward Howe’s gatherings and prayed, quite literally, for such a day to exist.

In 1908, when Jarvis organized the first official Mother’s Day celebrations in Grafton, West Virginia, and Philadelphia, she chose the second Sunday in May because it honored the anniversary of her mother’s death.

As Jarvis’s campaigning rapidly expanded Mother’s Day observations across the country, she rejected the idea that Hering’s earlier suggestion had anything to do with it.

An undated 1920s statement entitled “Kidnapping Mother’s Day: Will You Be an Accomplice?” explained her attitude towards Hering:

���Do me the justice of refraining from furthering the selfish interests of this claimant, who is making a desperate effort to snatch from me the rightful title of originator and founder of Mother’s Day, established by me after decades of untold labor, time and expense.”

Jarvis, who never had children, acted partly out of ego, says Katharine Antolini, an historian at West Virginia Wesleyan College and author of Memorializing Motherhood: Anna Jarvis and the Struggle for Control of Mother's Day.

“Everything she signed was Anna Jarvis, Founder of Mother's Day. It was who she was."

How Mother’s Day became a national holiday

Jarvis had a point; she’s clearly the primary person responsible for launching the holiday as a national celebration.

Founding Mother’s Day and aggressively protecting her ownership of the holiday became her life’s work.

In her mission to win the holiday national recognition, Jarvis petitioned the press, politicians, churches, organizations, and individuals of influence including, notably, the wealthy Philadelphia department store magnate John Wanamaker.

Wanamaker embraced Jarvis’s idea and promoted a 10 May 1908 gathering at his department store, which Jarvis herself addressed.

The Philadelphia event drew a reported 15,000 people and each one received a free carnation — at least while they lasted. Mother’s Day was off and running.

Under relentless lobbying from Jarvis, state after state began to observe Mother’s Day.

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson finally signed a bill designating the second Sunday in May as a legal holiday, Mother’s Day.

It was dedicated “to the best mother in the world, your mother.” The idea of honoring mothers was appealing.

General John “Black Jack” Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, highlighted the value of the holiday in a general order he issued on 8 May 1918 asking officers and soldiers to write letters home on Mother’s Day.

He wrote: “This is a little thing for each one to do, but these letters will carry back our courage and affection to the patriotic women whose love and prayers inspire us and cheer us on to victory."

In 1934, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt got into the act.

The avid stamp collector sketched a design for a Commemorative Mother’s Day Stamp based on the famous “Whistler’s Mother” portrait.

Unfortunately for FDR, Anna Jarvis didn’t approve.

She found the design ugly and made clear her intention that the words “Mother’s Day” not adorn the stamp — they never did.

Mother’s Day and commercialization

Business owners like John Wanamaker and Philadelphia's florists likely saw Mother’s Day’s commercial potential from that very first Sunday in 1908.

But Jarvis had many strong opinions about how the holiday should and should not be celebrated.

Foremost among them was her hatred of profiteering, even by charitable institutions.

Just a few years after that first Philadelphia Mother’s Day, one story goes, Jarvis ordered a “Mother’s Day Salad” at Wanamaker’s Tea Room — and dumped it on the floor.

Jarvis meant the holiday to be one of quiet reflection and personal relations between mothers and children.

“To have Mother’s Day the burdensome, wasteful, expensive gift day that Christmas and other special days have become is not our pleasure," she wrote in the 1920s.

“If the American people are not willing to protect Mother’s Day from the hordes of money schemers that would overwhelm it with their schemes, then we shall cease having a Mother’s Day—and we know how.”

If Jarvis really did have some plan to stop people from profiting off of Mother’s Day, that plan amounted to exactly nothing.

In 1948, Jarvis died in a Pennsylvania sanitarium, aged 84, penniless after spending her fortune fighting to maintain control over Mother’s Day.

Today, Mother’s Day isn’t just commercialized, it’s a retail juggernaut.

In fact, only Back-to-School and winter holidays inspire Americans to spend more money per person than Mother’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation.

The haul is over 30 billion dollars in all.

Hallmark profits handsomely from that spending; it’s the third biggest card-giving day of the year.

And, to the delight of florists, about three out of four people faithfully send mom flowers.

More than half of all celebrators also plan special outings for their mothers, gifting tickets to concerts and sporting events—or a day at the spa.

And Mother’s Day is also the busiest day of the year for restaurants, according to annual research surveys from the National Restaurant Association.

More than one in four people go out for a meal with mom each year, and many more at least order takeout so that no one has to spend the special day in the kitchen.

If the holiday has become a runaway moneymaker, Jarvis would have loathed, at least gathering around a table for those Mother’s Day meals offers children a chance to personally honor their moms in the way she always intended.

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NEW FROM FLP: Beyond the Noisy Membrane, Poems by Mary Imo-Stike

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The poems of Beyond the Noisy Membrane identify and celebrate the connections between what’s on the everyday roadways we travel and in the vast worlds that encompass us. They embrace the complex simplicity of the #natural #world juxtaposed with our human desire for understanding our place in it. They strive to extract and reveal stories from the life-ground we walk on, from the sight of a single kernel of yellow corn or the full moon, expansive in a winter night sky.

Mary Imo-Stike was born and raised in Rochester, New York.She worked non-traditional jobs as a railroad track laborer, a plumber, boiler operator and gas line inspector. Mary received her MFA from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2015 and served as the poetry co-editor of HeartWood literary journal. She was the co-creator of More Than Words* a monthly community literary event in Hurricane, West Virgina. Mary’s poems have been published in many journals, one nominated for a Pushcart Prize and her chapbook In and Out of the Horse Latitudes was published in 2018 by Finishing Line Press. A longtime resident of West Virginia, she now lives with her husband in Punta Gorda, Florida.

PRAISE FOR Beyond the Noisy Membrane, Poems by Mary Imo-Stike

Mary Imo-Stike’s new book, Beyond the Noisy Membrane, is a unique contribution to modern poetry, reflecting her singular and important place in the world. For her, even the rocks “hold our stories,/broken and discarded pieces/of our lives.” Imo-Stikes’s self-awareness is deeper than the babble we often encounter not only in social media and what passes for news but even in today’s literature. Her book is for people who want the hard impact of history on daily life. She asks to be buried “face down in Spring” so “I’ll embrace this earth/that holds the remains of my ancestors/who pushed seed deep with bony fingers.”

Beyond the Noisy Membrane is grounded in a Native American past still alive for her and, through these poems, for us. She feels the sting of lynching, the “noose still wringing my neck.” Although many of these poems hint at burial, rehearsals for a final act, Imo-Stike understand that our mortality highlights the joys to be found in simple acts, as in her poem When I Make the Bed:

I snap a crisp clean cover over

the carefully and freshly placed sheets,

and watch it float down and settle

unwrinkled and ready to caress

our work-worn bodies with comfort,

with love and promise of sleep.

—David Salner, author of the 2023 Portage Poetry Series title, The Green Vault Heist and Summer Words: New and Selected Poems and the 2021 novel

From the very first poem in this fine collection, Imo-Stike places us in a thin place where a moon resonates with a “loud neon” Coca-Cola sign, places us in a unique yet quite verifiable “here!” This notion of place, this here is critically important and revelatory for many of these superb poems, a herewith “rounded river rocks, like bread loaves rising.” That place should be so central is, of course, not surprising for a poet who proudly claims native ancestry. Among the many places in these poems are places of death and erotic attraction, places from which stories are born and re-told, places that fuel a desire for the “here” beyond “the noisy membrane” of life rushing by, a desire for the “real and wild that lives on here.” For myself I know I’ll be making a place for these lovely poems here on my very own shelves.

–Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia and winner of the Blue Lynx Prize for Woman in Red Anorak

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CFB Promotion and Relegation - The Big East

Big East Tier One - The Big East (FBS): Louisville Cincinnati West Virginia Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Rutgers Boston College Connecticut

Big East Tier Two - Conference USA (FBS): Marshall Temple Villanova Albany Buffalo Stony Brook Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Maine

Big East Tier Three - Coastal Athletic Association (FCS): Central Connecticut State Merrimack College Monmouth (NJ.) Long Island University Marist College Wagner College Duquesne University Robert Morris (PA.) St. Francis (PA.) Bryant University

Big East Tier Four - Patriot League (FCS): Georgetown Holy Cross Stonehill College Colgate University Fordham University Bucknell Lafayette College Lehigh University Mercyhurst University

Big East Tier Five - Atlantic Football Association (D2): Sacred Heart University Southern Connecticut State Western Connecticut State University Post University U. of New Haven American International College Assumption University Bentley University Franklin Pierce University Saint Anselm College

Big East Tier Six - Eastern Football Association (D2): Pace University College Of New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham Kean University Montclair State Rowan University William Paterson U. Trinity College – Connecticut Wesleyan University

Big East Tier Seven - Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (D2): Slippery Rock University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania California University of Pennsylvania Clarion University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Edinboro University Gannon University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University Pennsylvania

Big East Tier Eight - Keystone Football League (D2): Lock Haven University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Seton Hill University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania West Chester University of Pennsylvania Allegheny College Carnegie Mellon University Albright College Alvernia University Gettysburg College

Big East Tier Nine - West Virginia Conference (D2): Alderson Broaddus University Bethany College – West Virginia Bluefield State College Concord University Fairmont State University Glenville State University Shepherd University University of Charleston West Liberty University West Virginia State University West Virginia Wesleyan College Wheeling University

Big East Tier Ten - Northeast Football Alliance (D3): Bates College Bowdoin College Colby College Husson University Maine Maritime U. of New England (ME.) Plymouth State Salve Regina University

Big East Tier Eleven - Little East Conference (D3): US Coast Guard Academy US Merchant Marine Academy Vermont State – Castleton Middlebury College Norwich University Massachusetts Maritime SUNY Maritime College Amherst College Anna Maria College Curry College

Big East Tier Twelve - Eastern Football Association (D3): Bridgewater State University Fitchburg State University Framingham State Dean College Endicott College Umass-Dartmouth Springfield College MIT Nichols College Tufts University

Big East Tier Thirteen - Northern Small Colleges Coalition (D3): Western New England U. Westfield State Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester State Alfred University Alfred State Buffalo State University Hamilton College Hartwick College

Big East Tier Fourteen - Empire Football Alliance (D3): Brockport State Cortland State Hilbert College Hobart College Ithaca College Rensselaer Polytech – RPI St. John Fisher College St. Lawrence University SUNY Morrisville Union College – New York

Big East Tier Fifteen - Northeast Conference (D3): U. of Rochester Utica University ASA College – New York Erie CC Hudson Valley CC Monroe College – New Rochelle Nassau CC Sussex County CC College Of Mount Saint Vincent

Big East Tier Sixteen - Small Pennsylvania Schools Conference (D3): Delaware Valley University Dickinson College Eastern University Franklin & Marshall College Geneva College Grove City College Juniata College Keystone College King's College – Pennsylvania Lebanon Valley College

Big East Tier Seventeen - Pennsylvania Football Alliance (D3): Lycoming College Misericordia University Moravian University Muhlenberg College Saint Vincent College – Pennsylvania Susquehanna University Thiel College Ursinus College Washington & Jefferson College Waynesburg University

Big East Tier Eighteen - Eastern Football Coalition (D3): Westminster College – Pennsylvania Widener University Wilkes University Lackawanna College Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology New England College Williamson College of the Trades

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Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2024 results: Lakyn Campbell crowns Olivia Travis in Buckhannon

West Virginia, United States currently has 10 Miss Teen USA placements including the first runner-up finish of Elizabeth Sabatino in 2012. The most recent one was in 2018 when Trinity Tiffany finished in the Top 15. beauty pageant: Miss West Virginia Teen USAedition: 42nddate: June 1, 2024venue: Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts of West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon,…

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Investing in Training and Education: Dennis L. Martire's Legacy

Dennis L. Martire embarked on his academic journey at West Virginia Wesleyan College, culminating in the attainment of his Bachelor’s degree in Government in 1986. Subsequently, in 1990, he commenced his career at the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), a tenure marked by steadfast commitment and unwavering dedication to the union's mission.

Recognizing the transformative power of education, Martire assumes oversight of LIUNA's exemplary training program. Designed to empower workers, the program offers ongoing education opportunities tailored to enhance efficiency, facilitate career advancement, or enable transitions into new fields. Emphasizing growth over competition, these diverse programs cover a wide array of subjects, reflecting Martire's belief in the value of continuous self-improvement.

Martire's ascent through the union's ranks stands as a testament to his resilience and relentless advocacy on behalf of LIUNA members. His enduring passion for his work and unwavering dedication to the well-being of workers exemplify his commitment to the union's mission. Currently affiliated with Local Union #1058 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Martire resides in Northern Virginia with his family, embodying the values of service and leadership both personally and professionally.

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Dennis Martire: Architect of Labor Progress

Dennis Martire's enduring impact within the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) is a testament to a career spanning over three decades, deeply rooted in his academic foundation at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in government, Martire’s elevation to the position of Vice President and Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager at LiUNA since 2002 showcases his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication.

Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, West Virginia Wesleyan College, established in the late 1800s, played a pivotal role in shaping Martire’s professional journey. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college's commitment to academic excellence and values has been foundational in Martire’s approach to labor leadership.

Entering the sphere of labor unions in 1990 with LiUNA, Martire’s career path has been marked by continuous growth and noteworthy achievements. His election to the position of Vice President and Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager in 2002 underscores the profound impact he has had on LiUNA’s mission and objectives.

Currently residing in Northern Virginia with his family, Martire remains an active member of his Local Union #1058 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His evolution from a diligent student to a respected union leader underscores his depth of knowledge and steadfast commitment to the labor movement.

Dennis Martire’s narrative transcends mere professional accomplishments; it represents a story of visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the principles of organized labor. His legacy serves as an inspiration, illustrating the pivotal role individuals like Martire play in advancing the cause and goals of the labor movement.

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"What's the use?"  From West Virginia Wesleyan College's 1916 yearbook.

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I'll be a college graduate by the end of the week and it is a surreal feeling. I never thought I'd make it this far and still have my sanity intact

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Today's wooden dog walker casting a lobster shadow is from West Virginia Wesleyan College's 1914 yearbook.

Strange shadows creeping through time: the shadow gallery.

Wondering about this post?  Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now:  Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

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From West Virginia Wesleyan College's 1914 yearbook.

They've had many lives and many ages: cats I've met in my time travels.

Wondering about this post?  Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now:  Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

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$5.2 Million in Department of Justice Funding Awarded in West Virginia

Department of Justice grants totaling more than $5.2 million have been awarded to law enforcement, higher education, and service agencies in West Virginia, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants Program (Byrne JAG) grants were announced, supporting various programs and initiatives in the Mountain State. Those receiving awards are: Hancock County Sheriff’s Office - for equipment upgrades to ensure community safety; Wetzel County Sheriff’s Office -  for the purchase of new police cruisers; Marion County Sheriff’s Office - for its Smart Community Project, integrating many types of technology to upgrade cruisers, equipment, and investigative tools; West Virginia Wesleyan College - for the establishment of a Center for Ethical Professional Development in Criminal Justice; Fairmont State University - for increased and upgraded security on campus; West Virginia Potomac State College - for enhanced and updated security on campus; Justice and Community Services in Charleston - for rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations statewide that address sexual assault and domestic violence. Byrne JAG is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. Funding allows criminal justice professionals and their allies to build the capacity to take on their most pressing challenges, keep their communities safe, and deliver equal justice to all Americans. Byrne JAG funds support a range of program areas, from crime prevention activities and law enforcement technologies to drug treatment, and crisis intervention. Funds can also be used to help communities combat hate crimes and counter threats to election workers. Read the full article

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College Football By State - West Virginia

College Football By State - West Virginia.

FBS: Marshall Thundering Herd - Huntington, West Virginia - They first played in 1895. They are in the Sun Belt Conference.

University Of West Virginia Mountaineers - Morgantown, West Virginia - They first played in 1891. They are in the Big 12.

D2: Alderson Broaddus University Battlers - Philippi, West Virginia - They are in the Mountain East Conference (MEC).

Bluefield State Uninversity Big Blues - Bluefield, West Virginia - They are in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

University Of Charleston Golden Eagles - Charleston, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

Concord University Mountain Lions - Athens, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

Fairmont State University Falcons - Fairmont, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

Glenville State University Pioneers - Glenwille, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

Shepherd University Rams - Shepherdstown, West Virginia - They are in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

West Liberty University Hilltoppers - West Liberty, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

West Virginia State University Yellow Jackets - Institute, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats - Buckhannon, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

Wheeling University Cardinals - Wheeling, West Virginia - They are in the MEC.

D3: Bethany Bison - Bethany, West Virginia - They are in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). Bonus fun fact - Bethany's enrollment is under 700, according to Wikipedia.

Awards: My favorite Mascot - The Bluefield State Big Blues. (Though the Alderson Broaddus University Battlers are also cool.) "Kitty!" Award - Concord University Mountain Lions, and the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats. The "Home On The Range" Award - Marshall Thundering Herd, the Glenville State Pioneers, and the Bethany Bison. The "Bird Is The Word" Award - University Of Charleston Golden Eagles, Fairmont State Falcons, and the Wheeling University Cardinals.