WVU’s Black Culture, LGBTQ+ centers merge as a new center on campus after DEI ban

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 409

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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West Virginia University will merge the university’s standalone centers for Black Culture and LBGTQ+ into a new center that will still offer those supportive services to students.

The campus change follows Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for entities receiving state funds.

Shauna Johnson, WVU’s executive director of strategic communications, said that with new leadership in place at the university, the WVU Division of Student Life “has implemented organizational changes …

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