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President Michael T. Benson has been named the WV News 2025 “Educator of the Year.”

As finals week begins, President Michael T. Benson is in the closing days of his first semester as the University’s 27th president and looking ahead with optimism to a new year and its many possibilities.

Putting the focus on how we’re all charting the University’s future together, President Michael T. Benson is inviting staff members to join him for a discussion about the WVU Strategic Compass at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Mountainlair, Gluck Theater.

In this season of gratitude, President Michael T. Benson is finding many reasons to be thankful.

Calling it “a win for students, families and the Mountain State,” West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson announced a University retention record during the Board of Governors meeting Friday (Nov. 7).

With thousands of University alumni returning to Morgantown to celebrate Homecoming, President Michael T. Benson is marking a milestone and reflecting on this fall season of transition and change.

With a “Let’s Go!” that served as a rallying cry for the West Virginia University community, President Michael T. Benson highlighted the profound power and potential of WVU during his first State of the University address Monday (Oct. 13).

With the end of September in sight, President Michael T. Benson is out in classrooms and residence halls, on sidelines and bike trails, and following country roads wherever they take him to spread the good news about West Virginia University.

From family to career, WVU President Benson opens up about the moments that shaped his life.

What’s next for WVU? Michael Benson offers insight into his plans in this video introduction.