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3 days ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
After three and a half years of leadership at Marshall University, President Brad Smith agreed to extend his employment agreement on Wednesday, June 11, meaning the university president will maintain his position until Dec. 31, 2029. Executive Editor Baylee Parsons sat down with Smith to discuss the journey that led him to this role and his plans for the next four years and beyond.
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1 week ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Just over two hours away from campus lies the nation’s newest (and West Virginia’s only) national park: the New River Gorge. Located near Fayetteville, West Virginia, the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve and its surrounding areas offer a myriad of thrilling outdoor adventures year-round, and many of them are not only within the college-student-budget but also doable in one day.
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2 weeks ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Fulfilling. Unpredictable. Happy. These are the three words Dean Robert Bookwalter said best describe his career in higher education – which was set to end this summer, until the second of these three words made itself known in his story once again.
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2 weeks ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
New student orientation is underway at Marshall, with the first round of incoming freshmen on campus June 10-13. Story continues below advertisement
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
In Marshall’s 2025 Student Government Association election, the candidates for student body president and vice president ran unopposed, but they came close to having an unlikely opponent: me. On Wednesday, April 2, a friend of mine sent me a screenshot from an app called YikYak.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Although some offices and titles have changed, state and federal bans on diversity, equity and inclusion have not and will not diminish student support on campus, said the director of access, connections and engagement. “We don’t physically have a space anymore, but we still have those amazing people at Marshall,” said Shaunte Polk, who formerly served as the director of Intercultural and International Students.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Nine countries, more than 10 universities and numerous full-time or visiting faculty positions – Provost Avi Mukherjee’s career has taken him all over the world, yet he said Marshall University is unlike any place he’s ever seen. “There is no place like Marshall, and there is no doubt about that,” Mukherjee said. “Because of the adversities, we are so closely connected, and I will always say that separates us from every other university,” he said.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Marshall University is no stranger to giving back to the community, but on April 8 and 9, students and staff had the opportunity to donate something that could save a life: their stem cells. The university’s chapter of the National Marrow Donor Program hosted its first campus-wide live swab event in search of donors for stem-cell transplants of not only local but also international cancer patients.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
marshallparthenon.com | Baylee Parsons
Every year, as the academic year reaches its toughest point and the weather refuses to decide if it’s spring or still winter, the sun-starved students of Marshall University flee from campus and their responsibilities for one week: spring break. Although a new group of students take on spring break each year, their vacation destinations remain the same – and have remained the same for over 40 years.
