Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine undergraduate colleges: Lewis College of Business, College of Education and Professional Development, College of Arts and Media, College of Health Professions, Honors College, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, and University College; three graduate colleges, the general Graduate College, the School of Pharmacy, and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine; and a regional center for cancer research. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1837 |
| Endowment | $134.9 million (2020) |
| President | Jerome A. Gilbert |
| Academic staff | 806 |
| Students | 12,862 (Fall 2019) |
| Undergraduates | 9,422 |
| Postgraduates | 2,752 |
| Campus | Urban, 100 acres |
| Colors | Kelly Green, Black and White |
| Mascot | Marco the Bison |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS, Conference USA |
Acerca de Marshall University
Named after the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, John Marshall Harlan II, the public coeducational research university would be made up of nine undergraduate colleges. The school was originally founded as a private subscription school.
Los logros de Marshall University
In 1970, the school's football team as well as coaches and fans were involved in an airplane crash that killed everyone on board. The story has been told in the award-winning documentary Marshall University: Ashes to Glory and the feature film We Are Marshall.
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Información más reciente sobre Marshall University actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.
